New York Statutes

§ 70 — Vexatious suits

New York § 70
JurisdictionNew York
Law CVRCivil Rights
Art. 7Miscellaneous Rights and Immunities

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N.Y. Civil Rights § 70 (2026).

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§ 70. Vexatious suits. If a person vexatiously or maliciously, in the\nname of another but without the latter's consent, or in the name of an\nunknown person, commences or continues, or causes to be commenced or\ncontinued, an action or special proceeding, in a court, of record or not\nof record, or a special proceeding before a judge or a justice of the\npeace; or takes, or causes to be taken, any proceeding, in the course of\nan action or special proceeding in such a court, or before such an\nofficer, either before or after judgment or other final determination;\nan action to recover damages therefor may be maintained against him by\nthe adverse party to the action or special proceeding; and a like action\nmay be maintained by the person, if any, whose name was thus used. He is\nalso g

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