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• Title: Thomas M. Ward v. Frito-Lay
• Author : Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
• Release Date : January 28, 1980
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 56 KB

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Frito-Lay appeals from a judgment awarding actual and punitive damages to Ward for his allegedly wrongful discharge from employment. Ward's discharge resulted from his relationship with another Frito-Lay employee. Because we conclude that Ward has failed to prove his cause of action for wrongful discharge, we reverse the judgment and remand the matter to the trial court with directions to dismiss the complaint. Ward did not have an employment contract with Frito-Lay and, traditionally, in the absence of a specific contractually set term, an employer could discharge an employee at any time and for any or even no cause. Annot., 62 A.L.R.3d 271 (1975); 56 C.J.S. Master and Servant § 48 (1948); Goff v. Massachusetts Protective Ass'n, Inc., 46 Wis. 2d 712, 176 N.W.2d 576 (1970); Forrer v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 36 Wis. 2d 388, 153 N.W.2d 587 (1967). The general rule has been modified in other jurisdictions to permit recovery where the discharge violates some clear and specific public policy or where the discharge is retaliatory or is motivated by bad faith or malice. Ward asks this court to adopt this modification in this case.

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