Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 47 - Property Law. > Article 8 - Owner-Resident Relations, 47-8-1 through 47-8-52. > Section 47-8-44 - Absence from court of defendant.

Section 47-8-44 - Absence from court of defendant.

47-8-44. Absence from court of defendant.

If the defendant shall not appear in response to the summons, and it shall have been properly served, the court shall try the cause as though he were present.