Opinion ID: 2755000
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Heading: mr. tomlinson failed to establish a breach of

Text: THE IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING ¶32 “An implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing inheres in every contract.” Eggett v. Wasatch Energy Corp., 2004 UT 28, ¶ 14, 94 P.3d 193. But we have consistently rejected the notion of a freestanding implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the absence of a contract. Brehany v. Nordstrom, Inc., 812 P.2d 49, 55 (Utah 1991). And the implied covenant cannot “establish new, independent rights or duties not agreed upon by the parties.” Id. Because we conclude that Mr. Tomlinson failed to establish the 11 TOMLINSON v. NCR CORP. Opinion of the Court existence of an implied contract, he cannot establish a violation of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. We accordingly reverse the court of appeals and affirm summary judgment on this claim as well.