Tollefson v. Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego

Opinion

WORK, J.

Maria T. Tollefson and her husband, James, appeal a judgment entered after the trial court granted defendants’ 1 motion for summary judgment on a wrongful termination complaint arising from the Diocese’s failure to renew her one-year written contract for an administrative position as assistant high school principal. They essentially contend the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because a covenant of good faith and fair dealing required the Diocese to employ “objective standards” in deciding whether to offer her a new contract and that she could reasonably have…