Miller Brands-Milwaukee, Inc. v. Case

This case is before the court on a grant of a petition for review by Miller Brands-Milwaukee, Inc. (Miller Brands) of a court of appeals decision. Miller Brands-Milwaukee v. Case, 156 Wis. 2d 800, 457 N.W.2d 896 (Ct. App. 1990). The majority of the court of appeals (Eich, C.J., dissenting) reversed a summary judgment of the circuit court for Dane county, the Honorable Susan Steingass, presiding, which declared that "trade spending" as defined by Miller Brands in its complaint, and as modified by the circuit court in its judgment, i.e., — purchasing drinks for customers of Class "B" licensees…