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A party who fails to appear for trial shall be deemed to be not ready without satisfactory excuse. The mere failure to appear for trial is a ground for the entry of a nonsuit or a judgment of non pros or the reinstatement of a compulsory arbitration award. A decision of the court following a trial at which the defendant failed to appear is subject to the filing of a motion for post-trial relief which may include a request for a new trial on the ground of a satisfactory excuse for the defendant's failure to appear. See Rule 248 as to shortening or extending the time for the giving of notice. There is no right to a trial de novo on appeal from a decision entered by a judge.