Legum v. Brown

WILNER, Judge.

The issue before us is whether, on this very sparse record, a plaintiff who recovered a money judgment against a Maryland decedent’s Estate from a Colorado court is entitled to have that judgment accorded full faith and credit in Maryland. The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County said “no.” The Court of Special Appeals sent the case back for further proceedings. We shall say “yes.”

In July, 2003, Shirley Brown, as personal representative of the Estate of her late husband, Thomas Brown, recovered from the District Court of El Paso, Colorado, a judgment by default for $60,000…