Legal Opinion
Kropinak v. ARA Health Services, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 13, 2001No. 21,311PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WECHSLER, Judge.
{1} In this termination of a professional services contract case, we review our Supreme Court’s holding in Melnick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 106 N.M. 726, 749 P.2d 1105 (1988), declining to recognize a claim for breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in an at-will employment contract. We reiterate that New Mexico law does not permit such a claim when the parties have expressed their intent in an unambiguous written contract. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing the claim for breach of an implied…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Melnick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
- Chavez v. Manville Products Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- Bourgeous v. Horizon Healthcare Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Vigil v. ArzolaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Vigil v. ArzolaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
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