B.K.W. Enterprises v. Tractor Equip. Co.

B.K.W. Enterprises, Inc., filed an action against Tractor Equipment Company, Inc. ("T E"), alleging breach of contract, fraud, intentional interference with a contractual relationship, and the tort of bad faith. The action was based on a dispute arising out of a lease purchase agreement covering heavy equipment B.K.W. leased from T E to use in its coal mining operations. At the expiration of the lease, B.K.W. attempted to exercise its purchase option, but T E responded by saying that B.K.W. could not purchase the equipment because it was in default under the lease. B.K.W. claims that breaches…