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16-19-701. Dismissal for want of prosecution generally.
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16-19-701. Dismissal for want of prosecution generally.
If the plaintiff fails to appear in person, or by his agent or attorney, on the return day of the summons, or at any other time fixed for the trial, the justice may dismiss the action for want of prosecution, except in the case provided for in § 16-19-703(a).
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-19-701
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.16.odt
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16-19-701. Dismissal for want of prosecution generally.
If the plaintiff fails to appear in person, or by his agent or attorney, on the return day of the summons, or at any other time fixed for the trial, the justice may dismiss the action for want of prosecution, except in the case provided for in § 16-19-703(a).
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
16-19-703. Actions founded on written instruments liquidating the claim of the plaintiff — Effect of failure of parties to appear.
(a) When the suit is founded on an instrument of writing purporting to have been executed by the defendant, in which the demand of the plaintiff is liquidated, and if the signature of the defendant is not denied under oath, and if the instrument has been filed with the justice of the peace previous to the day for appearance, he may proceed with the cause, whether the plaintiff appears or not. The instrument of writing shall be competent proof in the case.
(b) In the case provided for in subsection (a) of this section, if the defendant does not appear in obedience to the summons, judgment shall be rendered against him for the amount of the plaintiff's claim.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-19-703
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-19-703. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.