Delaware § 301 - Fines and common recoveries.

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§ 301. Fines and common recoveries.

All fines and common recoveries levied and suffered within this State, in pursuance of or according to the common or statute laws of England, in the Superior Court of the county wherein the lands, tenements or hereditaments entailed lie shall be as good in law, to bar estates so entailed, as fines and common recoveries of lands, tenements or hereditaments levied, or suffered, in England are. Any heir at law or other person claiming any right in the lands, tenements or hereditaments may, either by appeal or writ of error, reverse such fines or recoveries for any errors in levying or suffering the fines or recoveries.

Code 1852, §§  1639, 1640;  Code 1915, §  3234;  Code 1935, §  3697;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  301; 

Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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