Legal Opinion
Levine v. Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 2006No. B191815PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, Acting P. J.
Carol Ann Levine appeals from a Santa Barbara Superior Court order setting aside her $2.5 million Alameda Superior Court default judgment. The default judgment was set aside as void because it is greater than the amount demanded in her first amended complaint. (Code Civ. Proc., § 580; Greenup v. Rodman (1986) 42 Cal.3d 822, 826 [231 Cal.Rptr. 220, 726 P.2d 1295].)1 We affirm.
*1134 Facts and Procedural History
Respondent Lawrence G. Smith (respondent) is an attorney who represented appellant from 1995 to 1997 in a sexual harassment and gender bias action against the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Greenup v. RodmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- Becker v. S.P v. Construction Co.California Supreme Court · 1980
- Browne v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Merenda v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- Rochin v. Pat Johnson Manufacturing Co.California Court of Appeal · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Levine v. SmithCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
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