here, for Molinar’s resignation to be treated as coerced and legally ineffective, it must be shown not only that the projected discharge would amount to a legal breach of contract,but that there was bad faith, in that Western Electric knew or believed that the discharge could not be substantiated.” In my view, the majority, by extending the original Gates decision, has set the stage for a “just cause standard for at-will employees,” which I believe is a legislative rather than a judicial function. Section 39-2-503, MCA, provides that employment, having no specified term, may be terminated at the will of either party on notice to each other. This section codifies the long-established, but recently questioned, “at-will” rule. Although this Court has recognized that t 130, 316 A.2d 549 (<HOLDING>). For a more complete list, see Smith v. Atlas
holding that trial court erred by dismissing breach of contract claim because appellee made promises to perform specific acts in contract the breach of which would give rise to a breach of contract action holding the government liable to plaintiffs for breach of contract recognizing that the elements of a claim for breach of contract are 1 existence of a valid contract and 2 breach of the terms of that contract holding that a cause of action for breach of contract accrues at the time of the breach recognizing contract action and limiting damages to those for breach of contract when employee terminated for refusal to date foreman