Clement v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

I respectfully and forcefully dissent. The issue before the Court is whether a cause of action lies in Idaho for a wrongful and bad faith termination of an “at will” insurance agency contract.

The majority opinion holds that such wrongful, bad faith conduct is not actionable, which is a strange principle for a court of justice to embrace.

Since the majority opinion omits some of the most poignant facts which, if included, would make its result difficult to reach, I restate the facts and procedural history.

The Factual and Procedural Background

George Clement appeals the district court’s granting…