HAUSMAN v. ST. CROIX CARE CENTER

No. 96-0866.

214 Wis.2d 655 (1997)

571 N.W.2d 393

Jane HAUSMAN and Karen Wright, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Petitioners, v. ST. CROIX CARE CENTER, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided December 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants-petitioners there were briefs by Carol N. Skinner, Peter M. Reinhardt and Bakke Norman, S.C., New Richmond and oral argument by Carol N. Skinner.

For the defendants-respondents there was a brief by Maureen A. Molony, John M. Loomis, Katherine L. Williams, and Beck, Chaet, Loomis, Molony & Bamberger, S.C., Milwaukee and oral argument by Katherine L. Williams.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by William P. Donaldson for the Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care, Madison.

Amicus curiae was filed by Betsy J. Abramson for the Elder Law Center of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Madison.

Amicus curiae was filed by Timothy G. Costello, Mark A. Johnson, and Krukowski & Costello, S.C., Milwaukee for the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce.


¶ 1. ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.

Plaintiffs Jane Hausman and Karen Wright seek review of a published court of appeals' decision affirming a circuit court order that dismissed the plaintiffs' suit for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.1 The plaintiffs, discharged employees of the defendant, St. Croix Care Center, Inc. (St. Croix), first assert that the facts as alleged conform to the established public policy exception...

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