What is the test for frivolous, vexatious or abuse of process?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Marciano v. Landa, 2005 SKQB 58 (CanLII):
For a case to be considered frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process, the alleged cause of action must be such that no reasonable person could treat it as bona fide and contend that he was entitled to approach the court with such a complaint: MacDonald v. Pier, 1922 CanLII 29 (SCC), [1923] S.C.R. 107.
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