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GATES v. LIFE OF MONTANA INS. CO.

No. 82-468.

668 P.2d 213 (1983)

Marlene S. GATES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LIFE OF MONTANA INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 5, 1983.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wellcome & Frost, Page Wellcome, argued, Bozeman, for plaintiff and appellant.

Landoe, Brown, Planalp, Kommers & Lineberger, Gene I. Brown, argued, Bozeman, for defendant and respondent.

MORRISON, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing implicit in an at-will, employment contract. Summary judgment for defendant was reversed in Gates v. Life of Montana (1982), Mont., 638 P.2d 1063, 39 St.Rep. 16. The case was remanded for trial and resulted in a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,891 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages. The trial court entered...

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