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DONOHOE CONST. v. MOUNT VERNON ASSOCIATES

Record No. 850154.

369 S.E.2d 857 (1988)

DONOHOE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. v. MOUNT VERNON ASSOCIATES.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Brown (Bromley, Brown & Walsh, Washington, D.C., on briefs), for appellant.

John P. Rowley, III (Marc E. Bettius, Bettius, Connor, Duff & Sanderson, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, THOMAS and WHITING, JJ., and COCHRAN, Retired Justice.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

The dispositive issues in this appeal are whether (1) the filing of a memorandum of mechanic's lien is a "judicial proceeding" entitling the claimant to the defense of absolute privilege in a suit for slander of title, and (2) the evidence is sufficient to support a jury's finding of abuse of process.

Mount Vernon Associates (Mount Vernon) sued Donohoe Construction Co., Inc. (Donohoe), alleging slander of title and abuse of process arising...

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