JOHNSON, J.
John Gomez appeals from a default judgment awarding Kevin Finney $51,989.96 in an action for partition, breach of contract, and contribution. Gomez contends the amount of the award violates Code of Civil Procedure section 580 subdivision (a) which provides in the case of a default "[the] relief granted to plaintiff ... cannot exceed that which he or she shall have been demanded in his or her complaint ...." We conclude the judgment is void for lack of...
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