Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 541 – Jurisdiction generally
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The Superior Court shall have such jurisdiction as the Constitution and laws of this State confer upon it.
Code 1852, § ?1915; Code 1915, § ?3725; Code 1935, § ?4274; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?541;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 541
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302