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. History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-44, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 44. Law reviews. — For survey, "The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act," see 6 N.M.L. Rev. 293 (1976).
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