Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9549 – Garnishees; time for appearance; pleadings
(a) The day fixed for the garnishees’ appearance shall not be less than 5 days from the date, nor shall it be after the return day of the execution.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9549
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(b) The garnishee summoned on any execution, or other attachment, shall be bound to plead, or answer, concerning any credits, money or rights arising from any agreement, or contract, for personal labor, hire or services of the defendant for which the garnishee is accountable to the defendant, after the garnishee is so summoned to answer and until the judgment with costs has been paid.
Code 1852, §§ ?2113, 2114; Code 1915, § ?4023; 40 Del. Laws, c. 237, § ?1; Code 1935, § ?4509; 43 Del. Laws, c. 230, § ?1; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?9556; 60 Del. Laws, c. 619, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;