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DVORAK v. PLUSWOOD WISCONSIN, INC.

No. 84-291.

121 Wis.2d 218 (1984)

358 N.W.2d 544

Jerry DVORAK, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. PLUSWOOD WISCONSIN, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Reuben W. Peterson, Jr., and Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C., of Milwaukee.

For the respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Richard J. Weber, Paul M. Moldenhauer and Kelley, Weber, Pietz & Slater, S.C., of Wausau.

Before Foley, P.J., Dean and Cane, JJ.

CANE, J.

Pluswood Wisconsin, Inc., appeals a judgment imposing punitive damages in an employment termination case. Pluswood contends that a wrongful termination constitutes a breach of contract for which punitive damages cannot be awarded. Jerry Dvorak, the discharged employee, argues that a tort action arises out of a bad faith breach of a term employment contract. We conclude that this termination case is not actionable in tort because Pluswood had no duty to Dvorak...

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