Frederick Carrozza, Sr. v. Michael Voccola, in his capacity as of the Estate of Frederick Carrozza, Jr.

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON,

for the Court.

The counterclaim defendants, Frederick Carrozza, Sr. (Frederick Sr.) and his living children (Phillip Carrozza, Freída Carroz-za, and Laurie Carrozza-Conn), 1 appeal from a judgment rendered by the Newport County Superior Court on December 17, 2010. The trial justice held the counterclaim defendants liable for slander of title, finding that notices of lis pendens were maliciously filed by the counterclaim defendants on the four properties at issue in the case. The counterclaim defendants contend that the trial justice erred: (1) when he held that the…