BETTERMAN v. FLEMING COS.

No. 02-2617.

271 Wis.2d 193 (2004)

2004 WI App 44

677 N.W.2d 673

Duane D. BETTERMAN, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. FLEMING COMPANIES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Eric J. Magnuson and Daniel Q. Poretti of Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, LLP, Minneapolis.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Kyle H. Torvinen, Kristin M. Watson and Tony Breidenbach of Hendricks, Knudson, Gee & Torvinen, S.C., Superior.

Before Cane, C.J., Hoover, P.J., and Peterson, J.


¶ 1. PETERSON, J.

Fleming Companies, Inc., appeals a judgment awarding compensatory and punitive damages to Duane Betterman. Betterman, who worked for Fleming, suffered a mental breakdown at work. He claimed that during his recovery, Fleming falsely assured him that he had a job waiting. Fleming argues: (1) an employee cannot sue an employer for intentional misrepresentation...

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