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§ 7707. Premium on bond of fiduciary; expense of estate.

§ 7707. Premium on bond of fiduciary; expense of estate. Any receiver, guardian, assignee, committee, trustee, executor, administrator or other fiduciary required by law or the order of any court to give a bond, undertaking or other obligation as such, who shall avail himself or herself of corporate suretyship in such bond, undertaking or obligation […]

§ 7708. Warrant of attorney.

§ 7708. Warrant of attorney. In all instances where corporate suretyship is offered in accordance with this chapter, and where the form of bond required by law contains a warrant of attorney, the bond shall be accepted without such warrant of attorney being written therein. 18 Del. C. 1953, § 7708;  56 Del. Laws, c. […]

§ 7709. Assignment of obligation.

§ 7709. Assignment of obligation. Where any persons are bound in any bond, bill or other writing made payable to any person, his or her executors, administrators, order or assigns, and the money due thereon or any balance thereof, shall be paid or tendered by a surety therein, the obligee shall be obliged to assign […]

§ 7710. Joint sureties or debtors; assignment.

§ 7710. Joint sureties or debtors; assignment. Where several persons are bound together in any bond, bill or other writing as joint debtors or as joint sureties, in any sum of money made payable to any person, his or her executors, administrators, order or assign and such bond, bill, or other writing shall be paid […]

§ 7711. Defense of infancy to joint sureties or debtors.

§ 7711. Defense of infancy to joint sureties or debtors. Where several persons are bound together in any bond, bill or other writing or judgment as joint debtors or as joint sureties, in any sum of money, made payable to any person or corporation, the executors, administrators, successors, order or assigns, and 1 or more […]

§ 7712. Rights of surety or of joint debtor on payment of judgment.

§ 7712. Rights of surety or of joint debtor on payment of judgment. (a) If a judgment recovered against principal and surety shall be paid by the surety, the creditor shall mark such judgment to the use of the surety so paying the same; and the transferee shall, in the name of the plaintiff, have […]

§ 7713. Affidavit of sum due.

§ 7713. Affidavit of sum due. Before any transferee shall have the benefit of § 7712 of this title, the transferee shall file in the court, or before the justice of the peace where such proceedings are instituted, a statement of the sum due from the defendant with an affidavit that it is wholly unpaid. […]

§ 7714. Execution and effect of transfer.

§ 7714. Execution and effect of transfer. Transfers, by marking to the use of the persons paying such judgment, shall be in writing, signed by the plaintiff or by the plaintiff’s attorney of record, and after the date thereof, the plaintiff may not release, or discharge any of the debts or sums so paid, but […]