Monday, October 4, 2010

Frivolous and vexatious defined

Pickard v. London Police Services Board, 2010 ONCA 643, released on line today, holds:

[19]          A frivolous appeal is one readily recognizable as devoid of merit, as one having little prospect of success.  The reasons may vary.  A vexatious appeal is one taken to annoy or embarrass the opposite party, sometimes fuelled by the hope of financial recovery to relieve the respondent's aggravation.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

vexatious would be an awesome word for Scrabble!