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Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 86

Effective date

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These Rules will take effect on January 1, 1948, that being 6 months after their promulgation, pursuant to

the provisions of 34 Laws of Del., Chap. 226, pp. 531, 532; Rev. Code of Del. (1935) Sec. 4643.

They govern all proceedings in actions brought after they take effect and also all further proceedings in

actions then pending, except to the extent that in the opinion of the Court their application in a particular

action pending when the Rules take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event

the former procedure applies.

Effective date of amendments. These amendments 1. are adopted and shall take effect on January 1, 1965.

They govern all proceedings in actions brought after they take effect and also further proceedings in

actions then pending, except to the extent that in the opinion of the Court their application in a particular

action pending when the amendments take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which

event the former procedure applies.

These amendments 2. are adopted and shall take effect on January 1, 1991. They govern all proceedings

and actions brought after they take effect and also all further proceedings in actions then pending except

to the extent that in the opinion of the Court their application in a particular action pending when the

amendments take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event the former

procedure applies. (Amended, effective Jan. 1, 1965; Jan. 1, 1991.)

1. Civil Rules 5(a), 6, 7(a), 13(a), 14(a), 15(d), 24(c), 26(e), 28(b), 30(f)(1), 41(b), 49(b), 50, 51, 56(c)(e), 58, 77(d), 78-80 and

Criminal Rules 16, 30(a) and 39.

2. Civil Rules 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16.1, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,

40, 41, 43, 44, 44.1, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65.1, 68, 69, 72, 77, 79, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90.1,

112, 114, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123.

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