General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Baymon

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• holding that a party may act in its own economic interest without violating the duty of good faith and fair dealing
• finding no fiduciary relationship in lender context, noting, “There is no evidence in the record that [the lender] created an expectation in Baymon that it would protect her interests, nor that she was lulled into a false sense of security by relying on [the lender].”
• attorney improperly raised allegations of racial discrimination in a breach of contract and fraud action
• attorney improperly raised allegations of racial discrimination in a breach of contract and fraud action
• trial court erred in allowing counsel to use “irrelevant, prejudicial and inflammatory statements” before the jury
• “[T]he general rule is that there is no presumption of a fiduciary relationship between a debtor and creditor.” (alteration in original; quotation omitted)

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