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An act which does not amount to a legal injury cannot be actionable because it is done with a bad Intent.

A Treatise on the Law of Torts, Or, The Wrongs which Arise Independent of ... - Page 96
by Thomas McIntyre Cooley - 1888 - 899 pages
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American Jurisprudence: A Comprehensive Text Statement of ..., Volume 52

Law - 1936 - 1046 pages

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The Law Quarterly Review, Volume 53

Frederick Pollock - Law - 1937 - 620 pages

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Atlantic Reporter, Volume 175

Law reports, digests, etc - 1935 - 1060 pages

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California Law Review, Volume 26

Electronic journals - 1938 - 862 pages

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Atlantic Reporter, Volume 148

Law reports, digests, etc - 1930 - 1032 pages

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The Insurance Law Journal: Reports of All Decisions ..., Volume 21; Volume 41

Insurance law - 1912 - 1180 pages

...motives make a bad act worse, but they cannot make that a wrong which in its own essence is lawful. An act which does not amount to a legal injury cannot be actionable because done with a bad intent. Where one exercises a legal right only, the motive which actuates him is immaterial."...

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