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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 24.15A
Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing - Commercial Transactions
In every contract, there is an implied promise of good faith and fair dealing. This means that each party promises not to do anything to destroy or injure the right of the other party to receive the benefits of the contract. However, the implied promise of good faith and fair dealing does not modify the express terms of the contract by adding terms to the contract or prohibiting what the contract explicitly permits.
[Defendant] breached the implied promise of good faith and fair dealing if you find that it is more likely true than not true that:
(1) [Defendant] intentionally deprived [Plaintiff] of a benefit of the contract; or
(2) [Defendant] deprived [Plaintiff] of a benefit of the contract by acting in a manner that a reasonable person would regard as unfair.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 24.15A, dated (Revised 2022). Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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