Delaware Code
Chapter 81. PERSONAL ACTIONS
§ 8106. Actions subject to 3-year limitation.

(a) No action to recover damages for trespass, no action to regain possession of personal chattels, no action to recover damages for the detention of personal chattels, no action to recover a debt not evidenced by a record or by an instrument under seal, no action based on a detailed statement of the mutual demands in the nature of debit and credit between parties arising out of contractual or fiduciary relations, no action based on a promise, no action based on a statute, and no action to recover damages caused by an injury unaccompanied with force or resulting indirectly from the act of the defendant shall be brought after the expiration of 3 years from the accruing of the cause of such action; subject, however, to the provisions of §§ 8108-8110, 8119 and 8127 of this title.
(b) Contractual limitations. — Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a property insurance contract subject to subchapter III of Chapter 41 of Title 18:

(1) May not require that an action for a claim made under the contract be filed less than 1 year from the date of the denial of the claim by the insurer; and
(2) May permit an action for a claim made under the contract to be filed more than 1 year from the date of the denial of the claim by the insurer.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter (other than subsection (b) of this section) or in § 2-725 of Title 6, an action based on a written contract, agreement or undertaking involving at least $100,000 may be brought within a period specified in such written contract, agreement or undertaking provided it is brought prior to the expiration of 20 years from the accruing of the cause of such action.

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Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure

Chapter 81. PERSONAL ACTIONS

§ 8101. Sheriff's recognizance or administration bond.

§ 8102. Guardian bond.

§ 8103. Recognizance in Chancery Court.

§ 8104. Official bond.

§ 8105. Escheator's bond.

§ 8106. Actions subject to 3-year limitation.

§ 8107. Actions subject to 2-year limitation.

§ 8108. Mutual running accounts.

§ 8109. Bills and notes.

§ 8110. Mesne profits after ejectment.

§ 8111. Work, labor or personal services.

§ 8112. Waste.

§ 8113. Actions against decedent's estate.

§ 8114. Corporate officers' bonds.

§ 8115. Forfeiture under penal statute.

§ 8116. Savings for infants or persons under disability.

§ 8117. Defendant's absence from State.

§ 8118. Other savings.

§ 8119. Personal injuries.

§ 8120. Setoff.

§ 8121. Cause of action arising outside State.

§ 8122. Marking and bounding lands.

§ 8123. Forcible entry and detainer.

§ 8124. Notice of claim against City of Wilmington.

§ 8125. Valuation and assessment of property.

§ 8126. County and municipality zoning and planning actions.

§ 8127. Alleged deficiencies in the construction of improvements to real property.

§ 8128. Health care malpractice action limitations.

§ 8129. Inheritance and estate taxes.

§ 8131. Limitation for Indochina herbicide exposure.

§ 8132. Comparative negligence.

§ 8133. Limitation from civil liability for certain nonprofit organization volunteers.

§ 8134. Limitation on liability of third parties rendering assistance in oil or hazardous material discharge cleanup.

§ 8135. Limitation from civil liability for certain volunteers.

§ 8136. Actions involving public petition and participation.

§ 8137. Standards for motion to dismiss and summary judgment in certain cases involving public petition and participation.

§ 8138. Recovery of damages in actions involving public petition and participation.

§ 8139. Limitation on civil actions by criminal defendants.

§ 8140. Liability of persons involved in equine activities.

§ 8141. Limitation on agricultural operations nuisance suits.

§ 8142. Limitations on shooting range and hunting operations nuisance suits.

§ 8143. Limitations on civil actions for recovery for shoplifting.

§ 8145. Civil suits for damages based upon sexual abuse of a minor by an adult.