Breen v. Dakota Gear & Joint Co., Inc.

HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES

Plaintiff Cliff P. Breen (Breen) filed a complaint in the circuit court for Minne-haha County alleging that Defendant, Dakota Gear and Joint Company, Inc. (Dakota), (1) breached the terms of an implied contract by discharging him without good cause, and (2) breached an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by terminating him in bad faith. The trial court granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of Dakota, and Breen appealed. Breen argues that the trial court erred in two regards:

1) Summary judgment was inappropriate where Breen…