{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-25-21-224","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-21,224","heading":"Forcible entry and detainer; failure of defendant to appear; effect.","body":"If the defendant does not appear in response to the summons, and it shall have been properly served, the court shall try the cause as though he were present.","path":["Chapter 25 - COURTS; CIVIL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=25-21,224","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T05:56:02Z","sha256":"4ce7808bd319acd5a49976a6cfe40030c429d02e239674c34047c2162dcd3f45","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-25-21-223","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-25-21-225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}