- in bad faith
- With actual intent to deceive or mislead. Penn Mut. Life Ins. Co. v Mechanics' Sav. Bank & Trust Co. (CA6 Tenn) 73 F 653. See bad faith.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
in bad faith
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