South River Farms v. Bearden

Pope, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, South River Farms and the other owners of certain real property, brought this action against defendants James and Janice Bearden to cancel the notices of lis pendens filed against the property and prayed for damages for slander and libel of title to the property. The trial court granted the Beardens’ motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim and plaintiffs appeal.

The notices of lis pendens were filed in conjunction with a pleading entitled “Notice of Intent to Sue” the Beardens filed, pro se, in Webster County against the plaintiffs in this…