Legal Opinion
Martens v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 21, 2000No. C0-98-2303PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STRINGER, Justice.
Respondents John A. Martens and Gerald J. Niles, two long-term technical employees of appellant Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (appellant) allege that appellant’s written and oral statements regarding a dual ladder system for compensating and promoting technical employees were sufficiently definite to constitute an offer for a unilateral contract and a promise enforceable under a promissory estoppel theory. They further allege that appellant’s statements were made with no intention of fulfilling them and were therefore fraudulent misrepresentations.…
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