10 Del. C. § 7323: Possession of property by trustees; exemption and valuation.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure
- Special Proceedings
- CHAPTER 73. Insolvency
- Subchapter II. Proceedings Under Assignment
The trustee or trustees shall take possession of all property and estate, except wearing apparel and the necessary bedding of the petitioner and the petitioner’s family, and the tools, or implements, of the petitioner’s trade or calling, not exceeding in value in the whole $50; which articles, and the value thereof, shall be ascertained by 2 judicious and impartial citizens of the county wherein the petitioner resides, to be appointed, and sworn or affirmed to the faithful performance of their duty, by a justice of the peace of the county. The articles so ascertained shall be exempt from any execution or legal process against the petitioner, except execution in a criminal case.
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