Hicks v. Joondeph

Opinion by

Judge CARPARELLI.

Plaintiff, Donald P. Hicks, appeals the judgment granting defendants, Shirley S. Joondeph, Brian C. Joondeph, and CitiMort-gage, Inc., priority over his earlier recorded judgment lien. Defendants cross-appeal the trial court’s conclusion that Hicks’s judgment hen is valid. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

In 2001, Hicks obtained a judgment of more than $400,000 against the original owner of property in Arapahoe County and recorded that hen behind three other interests, the first of which was a deed of trust held by Washington Mutual. In…