Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – Abuse of Process – Multiplicity of Actions Not Always Constituting Abuse

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Multiplicity of actions on the same matter may constitute abuse, but only where the actions are between the same parties on the same subject matter. If parties differ or subject matter differs, multiplicity alone is not abuse. The court has a duty to interfere and…

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