§ 4771 Report of referees; conclusiveness as to assets
§ 4772 Decedent’s real estate as bound
§ 4773 Application by plaintiff for rule of reference
§ 4774 Notice of meeting of referees
§ 4775 Rule of reference after judgment by default or upon motion
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Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 10 > Chapter 47 > Subchapter IV - Judgments Against Executors and Administrators

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commission: means Regional Planning Commission of New Castle County in § 3003 of this title but shall mean the Department of Land Use in all other sections. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3001
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means New Castle County. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3001
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plan: means the map, plat, or other document verbally or graphically illustrating or describing a plan of subdivision or land development. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3001
  • Recorder of Deeds: means Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3001
  • Regulations: means land subdivision regulations. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3001
  • Subdivider: means any person, or agent thereof, who undertakes the subdivision of land; or any successor to the rights of said person in said land. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3001
  • Subdivision: means :

    a. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3001

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.