Section 3. Default; declaration of. — If the defending party fails to answer within the time allowed therefor, the court shall, upon motion of t…
Read more(a) Effect of order of default. — A party in default shall be entitled to notice of subsequent proceedings but not to take part in the trial. (S…
Read more(e) Where no defaults allowed . — If the defending party in an action for annulment or declaration of nullity of marriage or for legal separation…
Read moreCan a defendant who failed to file his own Answer be declared in default even if Answers were filed by his co-defendants?
(c) Effect of partial default . — When a pleading asserting a claim states a common cause of action against several defending parties, some of wh…
Read more(d) Extent of relief to be awarded . — A judgment rendered against a party in default shall not exceed the amount or be different in kind from th…
Read more● There is nothing in the Rules which authorizes the trial court to order the arrest of the party in default. A party declared in default merely loses…
Read more● When the defendant and his counsel failed to appear at the pre-trial conference and no compromise agreement was reached by the parties despite the o…
Read moreThere is a difference between a judgment against a defendant based on evidence presented ex-parte pursuant to a default order and one based on evidenc…
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