Morris v. Bank of America Nevada

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• holding that where plaintiff may have had a viable action against bank for breach of contract, but plaintiffs attorney failed to plead breach of contract, plaintiffs action for breach of implied covenant of good faith was not precluded
• holding that where plaintiff may have had a viable action against bank for breach of contract, but plaintiff's attorney failed to plead breach of contract, plaintiff's action for breach of implied covenant of good faith was not precluded
• holding that a failure to plead a cause of action for breach of contract did not foreclose a cause of action for breach of the implied covenant because “the implied covenant of good faith is an obligation independent of the consensual contractual covenants”
• “Where 2 one party to a contract ‘deliberately countervenes the intention and spirit of the contract, 3 that party can incur liability for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair 4 dealing.”’

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