DE · rules
Del. Ch. Ct. R. 54
Judgment; Costs
(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
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