Opinion ID: 1187129
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Heading: City's Right to Judgment against the Johnson heirs in this action

Text: The City urges that this Court enter a judgment for it against the Johnson heirs for the reasonable rental value determined at the March 15, 1979 hearing. However, this is the first time the City has requested relief against the Johnson heirs. As a general rule, relief, which was not asked for in the court below, cannot be granted at appellate level. [14] If codefendants are entitled to an adjustment of liabilities between them, the attention of the court below must be called to such right of adjustment or it cannot be made by the appellate court. [15] Accordingly, we refuse to enter such a judgment under § 373. This is an action limited in nature to a reward under § 373 made to a taxpayer payable only by the City as held aforesaid. There is no cross-claim made or prayer for judgment over by the City against the Johnson heirs until made in the petition in error and in its brief. [16] The City is entitled to no relief over against the Johnson heirs in these proceedings. We do not indicate what rights, if any, City has in a separate action.