PRAPPAS v. MEYERLAND COM. IMP. ASS'N

No. A14-89-199-CV.

795 S.W.2d 794 (1990)

George J. PRAPPAS, et al., Appellants, v. MEYERLAND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied August 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Craig Olivier, Jay S. Siskind, George J. Prappas, Houston, for appellants.

M. Karinne McCullough, Gregg S. Weinberg, Randall D. Wilkins, Nicholas E. Zito, Houston, for appellees.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and JUNELL and DRAUGHN, JJ.


OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

Lis pendens provides a mechanism for putting the public on notice of certain categories of litigation involving real property. This case raises the issue whether a lis pendens is a part of the judicial process so that the resulting absolute privilege bars a damage suit over the filing of the lis pendens. Prior decisions indicate that the answer is yes. Griffin v. Rowden,

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