Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. Marchant

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• attorney fees available if litigation was not resorted to in good faith, but rather was spiteful, contentious, or obstructive
• “It would not comport with our ideas of either law or justice to prevent any party who entertains bona fide questions about his legal obligations from seeking adjudication thereon in the courts.”
• \It would not comport with our ideas of either law or justice to prevent any party who entertains bona fide questions about his legal obligations from seeking adjudication thereon in the courts.\
• fees not available under statute absent showing of bad faith
• fees not available under statute absent showing of bad faith

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