Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 21 > Chapter 43 > Subchapter IV - Special Provisions

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Distributor: means a person, firm, corporation, or business entity that purchases new recreational vehicles or new recreational trailers from a manufacturer for resale to new recreational vehicle dealers. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 8402
• 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.
• Manufacturer: means a person, firm, corporation, or business entity that engages in the manufacturing of new recreational vehicles or new recreational trailers. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 8402
• Manufacturer-dealer agreement: means a written agreement or contract entered into between a manufacturer and a new recreational vehicle dealer that fixes the rights and responsibilities of the parties and pursuant to which the new recreational vehicle dealer sells new recreational vehicles or new recreational trailers. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 8402
• New recreational vehicle: means a motorhome which has not been titled. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 8402
• New recreational vehicle dealer: means a person, firm, corporation, or business entity who is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new recreational vehicles or new recreational trailers. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 8402
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• 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
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Warrantor: means any person, firm, corporation, or business entity, including any manufacturer or supplier that provides a written warranty to the consumer in connection with a new recreational vehicle or new recreational trailer, or parts, accessories, or components thereof. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 8402