If at the time when a cause of action accrues against any person, such person is out of the State, the action may be commenced, within the time limited therefor in this chapter, after such person comes into the State in such manner that by reasonable diligence, such person may be served with process. If, after a cause of action shall have accrued against any person, such person departs from and resides or remains out of the State, the time of such person’s absence until such person shall have returned into the State in the manner provided in this section, shall not be taken as any part of the time limited for the commencement of the action.

Code 1852, § ?2751; 20 Del. Laws, c. 594; 25 Del. Laws, c. 234; Code 1915, § ?4680; Code 1935, § ?5138; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?8116; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 8117

  • 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