{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-514-1","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 514:1","heading":"Default.","body":"If a defendant on whom process has been duly served neglects to appear at the court to which the same is returned his default shall be recorded, and judgment shall be rendered against him for such damages as upon inquiry the plaintiff appears to have sustained.","path":["Title LIII: PROCEEDINGS IN COURT","Chapter 514: NOTICE, DEFAULT, AND ABATEMENT"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LIII/514/514-1.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:51:38Z","sha256":"022374e7913fb7c93d5e97f60096ff5918fb4d3ffb9aec26399821d30f1d8876","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-512-50","next":"us-nh/rsa-514-1-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}