Legal Opinion
Idaho Pacific Lumber Co. v. Celestial Land Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 12CA1866PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE WEBB
¶ 1 This case primarily involves an unresolved question in Colorado: whether indebtedness owed to an independent contractor constitutes "earnings" under section 18-54.5-101(2)(a), C.R.S.2018, for purposes of applying the seventy-five percent exemption in section 13-54-104(2)(a)(I)(A), C.R.S.2018, to a writ of continuing garnishment. Plaintiff, Idaho Pacific Lumber Company, Inc. (judgment creditor), appeals the trial court's order upholding Celestial Land Company Limited's (garnishee) application of this exemption to a *952debt it owed defendant, Jack B. Kaufman (judgment…
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