Common Appearance
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Where the defendant in an action after due service of process on him has removed from the jurisdiction without having entered an appearance, or cannot be found, the plaintiff may file a common appearance and enter a rule on defendant to plead. This is by stat.
12 Geo. II., c.
29, and is the practice in Pennsylvania; 1 Troub. & Haly, Pr. 159; Bender