Legal Opinion
Decker v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Colorado, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 27, 1997No. 96SC303PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Martinez
In Russell Decker v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Colorado, Inc., No. 94CA1827, slip op. at 1-2 (Colo.App. Mar. 14, 1996) (not selected for official publication), the court of appeals determined, relying on the related case of Thomas Decker v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Colorado, Inc., 903 P.2d 1150 (Colo.App.1995), that no tort cause of action exists in Colorado for the breach of an express covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the employment context. The court of appeals vacated the economic, noneconomic, and exemplary damage awards and remanded the ease to the trial court for a…
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- Decker v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Colorado, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1997
- Mortgage Finance, Inc. v. PodleskiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
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