CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 2424
Affirmative Defense—Breach of the Implied Covenant of
Good Faith and Fair Dealing—Good Faith Though Mistaken Belief
[Name of defendant] claims that [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun/it] did not
breach the duty to act fairly and in good faith because [he/she/ nonbinary
pronoun/it] believed that there was a legitimate and reasonable business
purpose for the conduct.
To succeed, [name of defendant] must prove both of the following:
1. That [his/her/ nonbinary pronoun /its] conduct was based on an
honest belief that [insert alleged mistake]; and
2. That, if true, [insert alleged mistake] would have been a legitimate
and reasonable business purpose for the conduct.
New September 2003; Revised November 2019, May 2020
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
- Content hash
7ee4736f89277025a3090d817cac3169a1d744621676ca692ac4192841f52b44
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