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MOORE v. DREGER

576 S.W.2d 759 (1979)

Jim MOORE and Kentucky Rib-Eye, Inc., Appellants, v. Pamela Ann DREGER and Mary Pat Konvalinka, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack M. Rudolph, Douglas B. Parker, Clarksville, for appellants.

W. Michael Morgan, Clarksville, for appellees.

OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

Respondents Dreger and Konvalinka, two waitresses employed by petitioner Kentucky Rib-Eye, brought this action for slander per se, alleging injury to their occupational reputation. According to the complaint, respondent Moore, who managed the restaurant, stated in the presence of customers:

You all are no longer employed here because of giving bad service. I had to pay for three meals for you [Dreger] and three meals...

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