Baseless and Malicious Litigation
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
malicious suit · baseless suit · unjust charges
in the texts
Against Apaturius
The recurring characterization of Apaturius's lawsuit as baseless, malicious, and abusive of the mercantile court's protections, framing the speaker's entire defense.
baseless, and instituted a suit contrary to law, has, I think, been shown to you, men of the jury, by many proofs.
for from this it will be clear to you that this man Apaturius is making a claim upon me which is baseless and malicious.
Many defendants in mercantile suits have before now entered special pleas in accordance with this law, and have come before you and proved that their adversaries were making unjust charges and bringing baseless suits under pretence of being engaged in commerce.
Apollodorus Against Callippus
The speaker's characterization of Callippus's claim as wrongful litigation.
since for myself, I should rather let you take everything I have, than pay an unjust claim as the victim of a malicious suit.