Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Citation
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Parent Document
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri (state)
- Effective Date
- 1996-06-04
Other Sections in This Document (11)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
- Property Exchange & Sales, Inc. v. Garrett, 924 S.W.2d 30 (1996)
Full Text
698 charsDefendants state in their brief that plaintiff has brought these four successive suits in an attempt to harass them, and request damages for plaintiffs frivolous appeal. The purpose of assessing damages for frivolous appeals is to protect the appellate dockets from unmeritorious eases which delay the resolution of cases with merit and to compensate respondents for expenses incident to the appeal of unmeritorious claims. Woodley-Griggs Boiler Repair v. Sanders, 626 S.W.2d 410 (Mo.App.1981) [4]; Matter of Estate of Voegele, 888 S.W.2d 444 (Mo.App.1992) [6,7]. To avoid a penalty, the questions plaintiff presents on appeal must be at least fairly debatable. Woodley-Griggs Boiler Repair, supra.