The Department may participate as party plaintiff or defendant, or as intervenor on behalf of the State or any political subdivision or citizen thereof in any controversy having to do with any claimed encroachment by the federal government or any foreign state upon any state or individual rights pertaining to aeronautics.

Code 1935, c. 167; 45 Del. Laws, c. 301, § ?6(9); 2 Del. C. 1953, § ?138; 57 Del. Laws, c. 671, § ?11D;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 2 Sec. 138

  • 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