Clements v. Barnes

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

This is an appeal by way of writ of error from a default judgment granted in favor of appellee Robert F. Barnes and against appellant Kay Clements. A brief procedural history of this case is necessary. This case arises out of a bankruptcy proceeding brought in a Colorado Bankruptcy Court in which Clements, a Colorado resident and licensed attorney, was appointed interim trustee. The debtor in bankruptcy filed an adversary proceeding against Barnes, a Texas resident, in order to bring a piece of real estate into the bankruptcy estate. After Barnes prevailed in the…