Common Law Procedure Amendment Act (Ireland) 1853

Nonappearance at Trial.

CCV. If the Defendant appears, and the Plaintiff does not appear at the Trial, the Plaintiff shall be nonsuited; and if the Plaintiff appears, and the Defendant does not appear, the Plaintiff shall be entitled to a Verdict, without any Proof of his Title, and in case of Ejectment on the Title shall be entitled to prove the Amount of Damages sustained by reason of the Loss of the Mesne Rates and Profits, and in case of an Ejectment for Nonpayment of Rent shall be entitled to prove the Amount of Rent actually due, and to have a Verdict for the same.