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Del. Ch. Ct. R. 54

Judgment; Costs

activein force · 2026-06-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Definition. “Judgment” as used in these Rules

includes any order from which an appeal lies.

(b) Partial Judgment upon Multiple Claims or

Involving Multiple Parties. When an action presents

more than one claim for relief—whether as a claim,

counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim—or when

multiple parties are involved, the Court may direct entry

of judgment as to one or more, but fewer than all, claims or

parties only if the Court expressly determines that there is

no just reason for delay. Otherwise, any order or other

decision, however designated, that adjudicates fewer than

all the claims or the rights and liabilities of fewer than all

the parties does not end the action as to any of the claims

or parties and may be revised at any time before the entry

of a judgment adjudicating all the claims and all the

parties’ rights and liabilities.

(c) Relief To Be Granted. A judgment should grant the

relief to which each party is entitled, even if the party has

not demanded that relief in its pleading. But a judgment

by default must not grant relief different in kind from or

greater in amount than the relief sought in the pleading.

(d) Costs. Unless a statute, these Rules, or a court order

provides otherwise, costs should be allowed to the

prevailing party. The costs in any action shall not include

any charge for the Court’s copy of the transcript of the

testimony or any depositions. But if the Court determines

that a party has caused the incurrence of unnecessary

expense, the Court may tax that party with the

unnecessary expense at any time during the action and

without regard to the outcome.

History

Amended May 18, 2026, effective June 1, 2026.

Provenance

Source
courts.delaware.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-23
Edition
2026-09-23
Content hash
6f1ad6e506761daef1d85a148a7f7b0e882de4839d9db00fe367c0d5e55e528e
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