§ 5081. Time of binding of goods and chattels by execution; duration of lien.
§ 5081. Time of binding of goods and chattels by execution; duration of lien. An execution shall not bind goods and chattels until it is delivered to the sheriff or other proper officer to be executed. An execution shall, from the time it is so delivered, bind all the goods and chattels of the defendant […]
§ 5082. Priority of liens.
§ 5082. Priority of liens. If several executions against the same defendant are delivered on the same day, the first delivered shall have priority. If several executions against the same defendant are delivered together, they shall have priority according to their respective numbers. Code 1852, § 2494; Code 1915, § 4411; Code 1935, § 4869; […]
§ 5083. Endorsing of date on writ.
§ 5083. Endorsing of date on writ. The prothonotary, issuing an execution, shall endorse thereon the date of its issue. Code 1852, § 2495; Code 1915, § 4412; Code 1935, § 4870; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 5083;
§ 5084. Duty of sheriff upon receipt of execution.
§ 5084. Duty of sheriff upon receipt of execution. The sheriff, or other officer, receiving an execution, shall, in a docket, set down the date of receiving it; and when several executions are delivered on the same day, the docket shall show the order in which they are received. Such officer shall also endorse upon […]
§ 5085. Applicability to executions by the Court of Common Pleas or justices of the peace.
§ 5085. Applicability to executions by the Court of Common Pleas or justices of the peace. The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to executions issued by the Court of Common Pleas or justices of the peace. Code 1852, § 2497; Code 1915, § 4414; Code 1935, § 4872; 10 Del. C. 1953, § […]
§ 5091. Execution on judgment for penalty.
§ 5091. Execution on judgment for penalty. When an execution is issued upon a judgment for a penalty, the officer issuing it shall endorse thereon the real debt and the time from which interest is to be calculated. Code 1852, § 2498; Code 1915, § 4415; Code 1935, § 4873; 10 Del. C. 1953, § […]
§ 5062C. Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program [Expires Jan. 1, 2025, under the terms of subsection (v) of this section].
§ 5062C. Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program [Expires Jan. 1, 2025, under the terms of subsection (v) of this section]. (a) An Automatic Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program is established. (b) This section shall apply to mortgage foreclosure actions under § 5061 of this title with respect to owner-occupied 1- to 4-family primary residential properties, […]
§ 5092. Death or escape of party arrested or imprisoned.
§ 5092. Death or escape of party arrested or imprisoned. If a person arrested, or imprisoned, by virtue of an execution, dies in execution, or escape, in either case the arrest, or imprisonment, shall be no satisfaction of the judgment, on which the execution is issued; and the execution shall be held to be in […]
§ 5018. Form of writ.
§ 5018. Form of writ. (a) A writ of possession may be according to the following form: “ County, ss. The State of Delaware, To the Sheriff of said County, greeting: * * * * * * We command you, that without delay you cause ________________________________________________________________ to have peaceable possession of (here insert description of […]
§ 5019. Effect of writ on title and on other remedies.
§ 5019. Effect of writ on title and on other remedies. Nothing contained in this subchapter shall deprive a purchaser of his or her remedy by a civil action in the nature of an action of ejectment, nor debar from such remedy a person removed from possession; and any proceedings under this subchapter, shall not […]