Universal Drilling Co. v. R & R Rig Service, LLC

KITE, Chief Justice.

[¶1] R & R Rig Service, LLC (R & R) moved Universal Drilling Company, LLC's (Universal) drilling rig in May 2007 under a time and materials contract. Universal refused to pay R & R's invoice, claiming that it should only have to pay the amount it paid to have the rig moved a few weeks later by a different company. R & R brought suit for payment for the services it rendered, and Universal counterclaimed on the basis of fraud and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The district court held a bench trial and generally ruled in favor of R & R and…