Fullenwider Co. v. Patterson

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Fullenwider Company, which had obtained a $13,898.39 default judgment in Colorado against Loren Patterson, Gary G. Moore and Dwayne Moore for breach of a lease of commercial property in Greeley, Colorado, sued upon the judgment in Utah. Upon the basis of the “submissions,” i. e., the pleadings, affidavits and exhibits, the trial court granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and entered judgment against the defendant.

On appeal, the defendant contends that the Colorado judgment was not entitled to full faith and credit in this state because the…