Legal Opinion
Joondeph v. Hicks
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 28, 2010No. 08SC784PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eid
We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' denial of equitable subrogation in a dispute over the priorities of various liens. See Hicks v. Joondeph, 205 P.3d 432, 433 (Colo.App.2008) (Joondeph "). The respondent, Donald P. Hicks ("Hicks"), brought an action to determine his lien's priority and to foreclose the lien. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the petitioners, Shirley S. and Brian C. Joon-deph ("the Joondephs") and CitiMortgage, Inc. ("CitiMortgage"), based on the doctrine of derivative equitable subrogation. Equitable subrogation is a doctrine under which…
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