Legal Opinion
Marks v. Marks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 3, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for abuse of process and prima facie tort, defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Kelly, J.), dated January 12, 1984, which denied her motion to dismiss the complaint.
Order reversed, on the law, with costs, motion granted, and complaint dismissed.
Plaintiff commenced this action against defendant, his former wife, charging her with commencing a series of frivolous legal proceedings against him following their divorce in 1980, and alleging that these actions constituted abuse of process and prima facie tort. Defendant…
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