Where complaint did not specify the amount of damages sought, default judgment was void
Where complaint did not specify the amount of damages sought, default judgment was void--not merely voidable--and subject to collateral attack at any time. Plaintiff did not meet the requirements of Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 580 by serving defendant with a statement of damages under Sec. 425.11 or Sec. 425.115, when the underlying claims did not involve personal injury or wrongful death, and the default judgment was for compensatory damages only. Dhawan v. Biring - filed October 28, 2015, Second District, Div. Five Cite as 2015 S.O.S. 5135 Full text http://sos.metnews.com/sos.cgi?1015//B257977