Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 5102 – Civil actions where defendant resides in another county
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Wherever suit is brought in any civil action, excepting action where the venue is by law local, against any citizen of this State, in any other county than that wherein such citizens resides at the time of the inception thereof, the plaintiff shall not recover costs and such costs shall not be payable by the defendant nor collectible by execution process.
17 Del. Laws, c. 623, § ?1; Code 1915, § ?4445; Code 1935, § ?4903; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?5102; 64 Del. Laws, c. 274, § ?1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 42, § ?2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 17, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 5102
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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.