Carmichael v. Adirondack Bottled Gas Corp.

A jury awarded plaintiffs * Carmichael $160,000 against defendant Adirondack Bottled Gas for breaching an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the termination of their business relationship. On appeal, Adirondack claims that (1) Janet Carmichael was precluded from bringing this action because her claims were resolved either in arbitration or in a federal antitrust case, both of those proceedings having become final; (2) the trial court should have directed a verdict in Adirondack’s favor; (3) the court erroneously instructed the jury on the law of breach of good faith; (4) the…