Article 369 — Operation of decree or order

Unless the Chilot otherwise directs, no decree or order of the Chilot shall be inv}A'fauveon the ground. that no notice has been served on 120 CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE or given to the legal redresentative of any deceased opposite party or deceased respondent in a case, where such apposite party or respon- dent did not appear either at the hearing in the court whose decree was complained of or at any proceedings subsequent to the decree of that court, but such order shall have the same force and effect as if it had been made before the death took place.