If a plaintiff litigating a civil suit fails to appear at any proceeding scheduled by the Court, the Court shall either: enter a nonsuit judgment, which may be taken off in like manner as a judgment by default; dismiss the action according to court rule; or adjourn the matter for further proceedings, as the circumstances direct.

Code 1852, § ?2083; Code 1915, § ?4011; Code 1935, § ?4497; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?9543; 76 Del. Laws, c. 27, § ?6;