Perpetual Building & Loan Ass'n v. Braun

Ness, Justice:,

The sole matter for review is the propriety of granting a deficiency judgment when it was not specifically demanded in the foreclosure complaint. We hold a deficiency judgment to be such an incident of mortgage foreclosure that it may be supported by a general prayer for relief.1 Accordingly, the *340order granting a deficiency judgment to respondent is affirmed.

Appellants owed respondent $950,000.00 and executed a mortgage as security for the debt. Upon appellants’ default, respondent commenced suit seeking foreclosure of the mortgage, sale of the premises, appointment of a…