Huffman v. Leon De Mendoza

Plaintiff appeals from an amended judgment, which set aside an earlier default judgment in plaintiffs favor, and from a supplemental judgment awarding attorney fees to defendant Frank Leon De Mendoza (Frank). We affirm.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. In August 1990, Frank entered into a retainer agreement with plaintiff, who is an attorney. Shortly thereafter, Frank transferred some real property located in Klamath County to his cousin, defendant Javier Mendoza Mendoza (Javier), stating consideration of “love and affection.” OnApril 13, 1992, Frank filed a petition for Chapter 7 relief…