In case the lien upon real estate of any judgment for the recovery of money entered or recorded in the Superior Court of this State is lost or interrupted under the provisions of this chapter, and the judgment is thereafter revived by scire facias, the same, when so revived, shall be a lien upon the real estate of the defendant or defendants in the original judgment, or in case of judgment upon a mechanic’s lien, upon the real estate originally bound by such mechanic’s lien, from the time of such revival, but such lien shall not relate back, nor shall it in any manner affect any prior bona fide purchaser or mortgagee from or judgment creditor of such defendant or defendants or terre tenant or terre tenants.

19 Del. Laws, c. 778, § ?4; 22 Del. Laws, c. 457, § ?4; 23 Del. Laws, c. 200, § ?4; Code 1915, § ?4296; Code 1935, § ?4768; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?4714;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4714

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • 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
  • Terre tenant: means the grantee of real estate to whom the same has been conveyed, as appears by the last conveyance of the same of record. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4701