David Johansen, D/B/A Grayhawk Air Express v. Airborne Freight Corporation

9 F.3d 1552 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. David JOHANSEN, d/b/a Grayhawk Air Express, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AIRBORNE FREIGHT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-35260. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1993. Decided Nov. 10, 1993. Before: WRIGHT, GOODWIN and HUG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The district court entered summary judgment for Airborne in Johansen's breach of contract suit. Johansen appeals. We affirm. 3 The contract between Johansen and Airborne allowed either party to terminate the agreement upon 30 days notice without specifying a reason. It did not require just cause for termination. 4 Montana implies a covenant of good faith and fair dealing in every contract. Story v. City of Bozeman, 791 P.2d 767, 775 (Mont.1990). In suits involving a covenant of good faith and fair dealing relative to employment contracts, the implied covenant cannot be in direct contradiction of a term of a written…