Rothrock v. Rothrock Motor Sales, Inc.

OPINION

Justice BAER.

We granted allowance of appeal to determine whether the Superior Court erred in extending a previously created exception to the at-will employment doctrine.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The Appellees, Theodore Rothrock (Ted) and Douglas Roth-rock (Doug), father and son, respectively, were employed as at-will employees at Rothrock Motor Sales, Inc. (Motor Sales). Bruce Rothrock (Bruce), Ted’s brother, was Motor Sales’ “owner” and president.2 Ted was Motor Sales’ body shop manager, and Doug worked for Ted as a body shop technician. Accordingly, Ted (the father)…