Rodgers v. Tecumseh Bank

DOOLIN, Chief Justice.

The primary issue presented by this appeal is whether this court should extend the implied-in-law duty of good faith and fair dealing, now imposed upon contracts of insurance, to contracts for commercial loans in order to support a cause of action for “tortious breach of contract.” Other issues argued on appeal are the propriety of summary judgment and whether the facts support a cause of action for breath of the express terms of a written contract.

The facts of this case are as follows: Douglas E. Rodgers, Jane B. Rodgers, Don C. Croka, and Jeanne Carpenter Croka…