- frivolous appeal
- An appeal where the exceptions are so obviously frivolous on their face as to require no argument. Dachrach v Manhattan R. Co. 154 NY 178, 47 NE 1087.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
frivolous appeal
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