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(1) Upon the filing oi an endorsed statement of claim and an af-
fidavit as provided in Art 284 , the court shall cause to be served
upon the defendant a summons in the form prescribed by the Se-
cond Schedule to this Code or in such other form as may be pre-
scribed, and the defendant shall not appear and defend the suit
except upon applying for and obtaining leave from the court.
(2) In default of such application by the defendant or by anyone
of several defendants within the period fixed by the summons
erved upon him, the plaintiff sbal1 be entitled to a decree for an
amount not exceeding the sum claimed in the statement of claim
together with interest, if any, and costs against the defendant
or such of the defendants as have failed to apply for leave to ap-
pear and defend the suit.
cnnLPROCEDURECODE 93
