MacKenzie v. Miller Brewing Co.

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, CHIEF JUSTICE

¶ 32. (concurring). The lengthy majority opinion boils down to adopting this rule of law: When an employer deliberately and intentionally lies to an at-will employee to induce the employee to continue employment and the employee continues to work relying on those lies, and then sustains damages as a result of reliance on the lies, the employee cannot sue in a tort action for damages. I cannot join this opinion.

¶ 33. Wisconsin's general rule of law is that everyone is liable for damages for intentional misrepresentation.1 The majority opinion carves out an…