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SASS v. COHEN

No. S255262.

10 Cal.5th 861 (2020)

477 P.3d 557

272 Cal. Rptr. 3d 836

DEBORAH SASS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THEODORE COHEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

December 24, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Snell & Wilmer, Keith M. Gregory , Daniel G. Seabolt and Todd E. Lundell for Defendant and Appellant.

Law Offices of Robert S. Gerstein, Robert S. Gerstein ; Law Offices of James P. Wohl, James P. Wohl and Eileen P. Darroll for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

Section 580, subdivision (a) of the Code of Civil Procedure provides that "[t]he relief granted to the plaintiff, if there is no answer, cannot exceed that demanded in the complaint...."1 Thus, "in all default judgments the demand sets a ceiling on recovery," and a judgment...

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