Arbors at Sugar Creek Homeowners Ass'n v. Jefferson Bank & Trust Co.

I respectfully dissent from the principal opinion to the extent it holds that Jefferson Bank’s actions.did not violate the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.1 “Good faith is an ‘obligation imposed by law'to prevent opportunistic behavior, that is, the exploitation of changing economic conditions to ensure gáins in excess of those reasonably expected at the time of contracting.’ ” Frontenac Bank v. T.R. Hughes, Inc., 404 S.W.3d 272, 280 (Mo.App.2012) (quoting Schell v. LifeMark Hospitals of Missouri, Inc., 92 S.W.3d 222, 230 (Mo.App.2002)). Missouri courts have recognized that a…