BANKS, Justice, for the Court:
Here we consider a default judgment, without notice, for interest, attorneys' fees and punitive damages where the underlying debt was paid immediately after service of process, but no further action of record was taken by the defendant. We conclude that the defendant did not make an appearance so as to be entitled to notice within the meaning of Miss.R.Civ.P. 55(b), that the relief awarded was fairly within that
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