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· 2/7/1984

Tymshare, Inc. v. William J. Covell. William J. Covell v. Tymshare, Inc

Citations

  • 727 F.2d 1145
  • 234 U.S. App. D.C. 46
  • 1 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 613
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 25735

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  • explaining that a party acting in accor‐ dance with an “expressly conferred contractual power” can still breach the implied covenant of good faith
  • reversing summary judgment in favor of former employee and remanding for trial on bad faith claim, applying general principles of contract law
  • “Whether pursued under the rubric of ‘good faith' or the more traditional rubric (for most contracts) of ‘implied limitation,’ our inquiry____”
  • provision in compensation plan permitting employer “sole discretion” to make changes 8 9 did not permit changes “for any reason whatsoever, no matter how arbitrary or unreasonable.”

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