Kofoed v. Blecker

VAN CISE, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Kofoed and Costello (K&C), appeal an order cancelling their judgment against defendant Blecker obtained as a result of foreclosure of their attorney’s lien. We reverse.

In 1970, the original plaintiff in this action, Kopy Kats Denver, Inc. (Kopy Kats), through K&C as its attorneys, obtained a judgment against defendant for approximately $150,000.

In 1979, K&C filed a notice of attorney’s lien for one-half of the 1970 judgment, and, based on foreclosure of that lien, the court rendered judgment for them and against defendant. Then, in April 1980, they served a writ of…