349Liquidated demand, detention of goods and damages

349 Liquidated demand, detention of goods and damages

If a plaintiff's claim against a defaulting defendant is for a liquidated demand and for pecuniary damages, or for detention of goods with or without a claim for pecuniary damages, the plaintiff may enter –

(a) [Rule 349 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 139, Applied:26 Nov 2003] final judgment against that defendant for the debt or liquidated demand in accordance with rule 347 ; and

(b) interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed or for the return of the goods or the recovery of their value in accordance with rule 348 .