Opinion ID: 1458158
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: outrageous conduct and breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing claims

Text: Neither of these arguments is developed with sufficient specificity, and therefore each is waived. Nevertheless, these claims are also meritless. To prove outrageous conduct, a plaintiff must show that the defendant's conduct has been so outrageous in character, and so extreme in degree, as to go beyond all bounds of decency, and to be regarded as atrocious and utterly intolerable in a civilized community. Bain v. Wells, 936 S.W.2d 618, 623 (Tenn.1997) (citation omitted). Moreover, the duty of good faith and fair dealing requires a contracting party to do nothing that will have the effect of impairing or destroying the rights of the other party to receive the benefits of the contract. Elliott v. Elliott, 149 S.W.3d 77, 85 (Tenn.Ct.App.2004). Nance bases both these claims on the allegation that Goodyear placed her in a dangerous workplace condition and terminated her illegally. Because we find that Nance resigned without notice pursuant to the terms of her contract, and that Goodyear did not subject Nance to unfair working conditions, Goodyear cannot be held liable under either of these claims.