{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1923.07","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.07","heading":"Proceedings if defendant fails to appear.","body":"If the defendant does not appear in action under this chapter and the summons was properly served, the court shall try the cause as though the defendant were present.","path":["Title 19 Courts-Municipal-Mayor's-County","Chapter 1923 Forcible Entry And Detainer"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1923.07","current_through":"1987-03-17 (House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:30Z","sha256":"8448b7b1a5724ebdf222878e25e2e9d539bd5f66ed17de945fd4959f84caf487","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1923.062","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1923.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}