· 2/9/1835
Lewis v. Baker
Citations
- 5 Rawle 114
- 1835 Pa. LEXIS 16
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- explaining that Civ.R. 11 sanctions are appropriate when the conduct “‘imports a dishonest purpose or some moral obliquity,’” “‘implies conscious doing of wrong,’” or is done “‘with actual intent to mislead or deceive another’”
- corporate directors have been called trustees and have a fiduciary relationship with the corporation
- “Bad faith” is not simply bad judgment or negligence; “bad faith” suggests “a dishonest purpose or some moral obliquity[,] [a] conscious doing of wrong [or] a breach of a known duty through some motive of interest or ill will”
- breach of fiduciary duty in context of separate stock transactions
- bad faith \partakes of the nature of fraud\
- purchase of a promissory note from bank
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