Price v. Jenkins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
While public policy generally mandates free access to the courts (see Board of Educ. of Farmingdale Union Free School Dist. v Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Assn., Local 1889, AFT AFL-CIO, 38 NY2d 397, 404 [1975]), “a party may forfeit that right if he or she abuses the judicial process by engaging in meritless litigation motivated by spite or ill will” (Matter of Wieser v Wieser, 83 AD3d 950, 950 [2011]; see Matter of Reiss v Giraldo, 77 AD3d 759, 759 [2010]; Matter of Molinari v Tuthill, 59 AD3d 722, 723 [2009]; Matter of Pignataro v Davis, 8 AD3d 487, 489 [2004]). Under the circumstances…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Wieser v. WieserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Manwani v. ManwaniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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