§ 7511 — Default in satisfaction; amount of damages

Every person committing a default under § 7510 of this title shall be liable to the recognizor in such recognizance, or the executors or administrators of such recognizor, in damages to be recovered by a civil action. The damages shall not be less than $10, nor more than $50, except when special damages to a larger amount are alleged in the complaint, and proved.

Legislative History

Code 1852, § 2588; Code 1915, § 4518; Code 1935, § 4970; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 7511