Legal Opinion · Dissent

Christopher T. Beidel v. Sideline Software, Inc.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided July 2, 2013No. 2011AP000788Published

1DissentMichael J. Gableman, J.

¶ 65. (dissenting). Today the court undermines contract rights in the name of good faith and fair dealing, overturns thirty years of precedent, and inverts the employer-employee relationship. I respectfully dissent.

I. BEIDEL FORFEITED HIS ARGUMENT CONCERNING THE COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING

¶ 66. Before discussing the majority's legal conclusions, it is important to first note that Beidel for*400feited1 his argument that Sideline violated the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Beidel never pled a claim related to the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, nor did he raise the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Freytag v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Kham & Nate's Shoes No. 2, Inc., Debtor-Appellee v. First Bank of WhitingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchenSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. Brockmeyer v. Dun & BradstreetWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Market Street Associates Limited Partnership and William Orenstein v. Dale FreyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991

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