context: [P 11] In North Dakota the doctrine of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing has only been applied to insurance contracts.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 407 N.W.2d 206, 211-15
citation_a.parenthetical: rejected a claim for a breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing based on an at-will employment contract
citation_a.sentence: See Fetch v. Quam, 2001 ND 48, ¶ 12, 623 N.W.2d 357 (“An insurer has a duty to act fairly and in good faith in its contractual relationship with its policyholders.”); see also Barnes v. St Joseph’s Hospital, 1999 ND 204, ¶ 10, 601 N.W.2d 587 (affirmed the dismissal of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claim in connection with a commercial contract because the plaintiff failed to raise an issue of material fact that the defendant acted in bad faith); Jose v. Norwest Bank, 1999 ND 175, ¶ 14, 599 N.W.2d 293 (declined the invitation to apply an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing into the employment context); Aaland v. Lake Region Grain Coop., 511 N.W.2d 244, 247 (N.D.1994) (declined to recognize a claim based on an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing); Hillesland v. Federal Land Bank Ass’n, 407 N.W.2d 206, 211-15 (N.D.1987) (rejected a claim for a breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing based on an at-will employment contract).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 2001 ND 48, ¶ 12
citation_b.parenthetical: "An insurer has a duty to act fairly and in good faith in its contractual relationship with its policyholders."
citation_b.sentence: See Fetch v. Quam, 2001 ND 48, ¶ 12, 623 N.W.2d 357 (“An insurer has a duty to act fairly and in good faith in its contractual relationship with its policyholders.”); see also Barnes v. St Joseph’s Hospital, 1999 ND 204, ¶ 10, 601 N.W.2d 587 (affirmed the dismissal of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claim in connection with a commercial contract because the plaintiff failed to raise an issue of material fact that the defendant acted in bad faith); Jose v. Norwest Bank, 1999 ND 175, ¶ 14, 599 N.W.2d 293 (declined the invitation to apply an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing into the employment context); Aaland v. Lake Region Grain Coop., 511 N.W.2d 244, 247 (N.D.1994) (declined to recognize a claim based on an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing); Hillesland v. Federal Land Bank Ass’n, 407 N.W.2d 206, 211-15 (N.D.1987) (rejected a claim for a breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing based on an at-will employment contract).