Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5109 (2026)

Barratry.

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§ 5109. Barratry.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he vexes others with unjust and vexatious suits.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 14 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff v. Epstein, 382 A.2d 1226 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1977).

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Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff v. Epstein, 382 A.2d 1226 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1977). · cites it 2× “At common law, barratry did "not consist in promoting either private suits or public prosecutions when the sole object is the attainment of public justice or private right, but in the prostitution of these remedies to mean and selfish purposes; and, under some statutes, there…”

State v. Duffey, 981 P.2d 1 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “21, § 550 (West 1983); 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5109 (West 1983); S.”

Com. v. Dunbar, G. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “2 18 Pa.C.S. § 5109. J-S07036-24 disagreement with a ruling by that court.”

Com. v. Wilkins, A., Sr. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “1 18 Pa.C.S. § 5109 provides: “A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he vexes others with unjust and vexatious suits.”

G. Dunbar v. Super. Kauffman SCI Huntingdon (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023). “3 18 Pa.C.S. § 5109 (“A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he vexes others with unjust and vexatious suits.”

Bey v. Amoroso (E.D. Pa. 2024). “” 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5109; Andresen v.”

Wilson Andresen v. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania (M.D. Penn. 2021). “” 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5109. of prosecution and was fined.”

Wilson Andresen v. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania (M.D. Penn. 2021). “” 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5109. by the plaintiff is highly prejudicial, especially since, for the most part, the plaintiff’s claims have repeatedly been rejected on their merits, and her sole remaining excessive force claim involves specifically alleged conduct and is…”

Wilson Andresen v. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania (M.D. Penn. 2021). “” 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5109. Wilson Andresen, in turn, has filed a motion for a hearing on this sanctions request, but her motion and subsequent filings suggest that the plaintiff believes that this hearing would be a forum for the litigation of her previously dismissed…”

Wilson Andresen v. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania (M.D. Penn. 2022). “Wilson Andresen—who had been criminally convicted of engaging in litigation that “vexes others with unjust and vexatious suits,” 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5109—elected to bring vexatious and meritless claims against the participants in this state criminal case, including Denise…”

Wilson Andresen v. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania (M.D. Penn. 2022). “” 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5109. Pleas of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania).”

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