Bishop & Associates, LLC v. Ameren Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[T]he implied covenant cannot be used to contradict or override the express employment terms contained in a contract.”
• “[T]here can be no breach of the implied promise or covenant of good faith and fair dealing where the contract expressly permits the actions being challenged, and the defendant acts in accordance with the express terms of the contract.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Thomas Kmak v. American Century Companies
  Eighth Circuit· 2017-10-19· cited 57×
• Rail Switching Services, Inc. v. Marquis-Missouri Terminal, LLC
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2017-11-07· cited 19×
• Allen Bloodworth, II v. Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners
  Eighth Circuit· 2023-12-22· cited 13×
• Aaron Vilcek v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2018-08-30· cited 10×
• Rayman v. Abbott Ambulance, Inc.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2018-01-30· cited 5×
• Corporate Claims Mgmt., Inc. v. Shaiper (In re Patriot Nat'l Inc.)
  D. Delaware· 2018-08-08· cited 2×
• Shayna Veazie-Gallant v. Deryl Brown, Jr., and Amani Investments LLC
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2021-03-23
• Burt Smith v. Town and Country Properties II Inc
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2021-08-19
• Creative Compounds, LLC v. Thermolife International, LLC
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2023-05-23
• Greg Halderman v. City of Sturgeon, Missouri and Tyler Patterson
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2023-05-02

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1993-04-20· cited 2,373×
• Keveney v. Missouri Military Academy
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2010-02-09· cited 221×
• Fleshner v. Pepose Vision Institute, P.C.
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2010-02-09· cited 155×
• Western Blue Print Co. v. Roberts
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2012-04-17· cited 140×
• Rice v. Hodapp
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1996-03-26· cited 132×
• Boyle v. Vista Eyewear, Inc.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1985-11-05· cited 126×
• MacDougall v. Weichert
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1996-06-10· cited 109×
• D'Annunzio v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2007-07-25· cited 96×
• Farrow v. Saint Francis Medical Center
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2013-08-27· cited 83×
• Stehno v. Sprint Spectrum, L.P.
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2006-02-14· cited 64×
• Margiotta v. Christian Hospital Northeast Northwest
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2010-02-09· cited 55×
• Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan v. Community Health Plan
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2002-03-29· cited 47×
• Harvey v. Care Initiatives, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2001-10-10· cited 42×
• Paige Parr, a minor, by and through her Conservator, Janett Waid, Jerimy Morehead, and Charles Parr v. Charles Breeden, Wendy Cogdill, and Melanie Buttry
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2016-06-07· cited 34×
• Arbors at Sugar Creek Homeowners Ass'n v. Jefferson Bank & Trust Co.
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2015-06-30· cited 34×
• Harper v. Healthsource New Hampshire, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1996-04-09· cited 33×
• Bishop v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2004-03-31· cited 21×
• Sistare-Meyer v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n of Metropolitan Los Angeles
  California Court of Appeal· 1997-10-01· cited 20×
• Eggleston v. Phillips
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1992-08-04· cited 16×
• New Horizons Electronics Marketing, Inc. v. Clarion Corp. of America
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-09-21· cited 16×