Delaware Code
Chapter 39. PLEADING AND PRACTICE
§ 3907. Demand in actions to recover goods and chattels; necessity for proof.

In all actions to recover goods and chattels, no proof of demand shall be necessary, but the bringing of the action shall be considered a sufficient demand for all purposes. The failure at the trial to prove any demand shall not be a cause for dismissal, nor shall such failure inure in anywise whatsoever to the benefit or advantage of the defendant in the action.

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Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure

Chapter 39. PLEADING AND PRACTICE

§ 3901. Affidavits of defense; judgments by default on written instruments; opening judgments.

§ 3902. Assignee suing in own name.

§ 3903. Bail bonds, recognizances, peace bonds or appearance bonds; actions on.

§ 3904. Suits and judgments by and against unincorporated associations.

§ 3905. Action for detention of goods and chattels.

§ 3906. Action to recover goods seized by execution or attachment.

§ 3907. Demand in actions to recover goods and chattels; necessity for proof.

§ 3908. Judgments by confession; warrant of attorney.

§ 3909. Complaint, declaration or cognovit upon judgments D.S.B. (debt without a writ—debitum sine breve).

§ 3910. Disclaimer of interest by defendant; interpleader.

§ 3911. Recognizance of plaintiff upon interpleader.

§ 3912. Counsel fees; recovering in actions on written instruments.

§ 3913. Counterclaim in suits by or against executors or administrators.

§ 3914. Proof of partnership.

§ 3915. Proof of incorporation or corporate existence.

§ 3916. Proof of agency in operation of motor vehicle.

§ 3917. Proof of signatures in actions or written instruments.

§ 3918. Recognizance of applicant for certiorari to justice of the peace.

§ 3919. Defense in civil libel actions.

§ 3920. Actions for price of newspapers or magazines received by mail; necessity for express order.

§ 3921. Presumption of proper administration of oath.

§ 3922. Destruction of property by minors; recovery of damages from parents.

§ 3923. Prosecution and defense of actions by persons of the age of 18 years or older.

§ 3924. Causes of action abolished for alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction, enticement and breach of contract to marry.

§ 3925. Public officers and employees.

§ 3926. Production of records, jurisdiction.

§ 3926A. Production of reproductive health services records.

§ 3927. Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury.

§ 3928. Limitations and protections against actions relating to the termination of pregnancy.

§ 3929. Recouperation of out-of-state judgments related to reproductive health services.

§ 3930. Civil action for public nuisance by firearm industry member.

§ 3931. Civil actions for tortious injuries, including death, to lawfully-owned pets [Expires October 14, 2025].