Nonsuit.
Section 53
SEC. 53. Nonsuit. — If the plaintiff does not appear at the time and place designated in the summons, the justice may dismiss the action for failure to prosecute, and render judgment for the defendant to recover his lawful costs. But such dismissal without hearing shall not be a bar to subsequent action for the same cause.
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