If it appears to the court that the petitioner has fraudulently secreted, transferred, disposed of, or removed any goods, chattels, rights, credits, money, or other property, or has been guilty of deception or fraud in contracting any debt, or has not fully and truly answered the interrogatories proposed, or has committed any fraud by which the petitioner’s creditors may be injured, the petition shall be dismissed and the petitioner remanded.

Code 1852, § ?2688; Code 1915, § ?4620; Code 1935, § ?5078; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?7309; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 7309

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.