Agosta v. Astor

Opinion

McCONNELL, P. J.

The principal issue in this case is whether an employer who induces an employee to enter into an employment contract by intentionally promising compensation terms the employer never intended to honor may, as a matter of law, avoid tort liability for fraudulent inducement of contract because the contract contains an “at-will” provision that allows the employer to fire the employee at any time for any reason. The answer is, of course, no. Accordingly, we reverse, with directions, a judgment for defendants N. Arthur Astor, Astor Broadcast Group, North County Broadcasting…