67-5-2418. Judgment and sale as to part of defendants Appeal.
(a) Pro confesso may be taken and entered of record against any one (1) or more defendants included in a bill and the cause proceeded with, against any one (1) or more, to a final judgment and a sale of the property, without affecting the rights of the other parties to the suit.
(b) Any one (1) or more defendants shall have the right to appeal, and such appeal shall not affect the standing of the cause as to other parties to the proceedings.
[Acts 1923, ch. 77, § 9; Shan. Supp., § 913b18; Code 1932, § 1593; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-2015.]