The plaintiff sought leave to appeal an order granting multiple defendants security for costs in underlying litigation.
The motion relied on Rule 62.02(4)(b) of the Rules of Civil Procedure and argued that the order would deny access to justice because the plaintiff corporation was impecunious.
The court found the plaintiff failed to demonstrate credible impecuniosity, noting financial records did not account for more than $2 million previously received from expropriation compensation and land sales.
The court held there was no good reason to doubt the correctness of the security for costs order and the proposed appeal did not raise issues of general importance.
Leave to appeal was therefore refused.
