Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 7301 – Right of discharge from imprisonment for debt; conditions
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Whoever is imprisoned for debt, damages, or costs, by virtue of any process or commitment, in a civil action (except process or commitment of the Court of Chancery), having resided in this State for 1 year next preceding such imprisonment, may obtain discharge from such imprisonment upon petition to the Superior Court of the county wherein he or she is imprisoned, and compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
Code 1852, § ?2679; Code 1915, § ?4612; Code 1935, § ?5070; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?7301; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 7301
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302