{"data":{"id":"us-de/10-del.-c.-4772","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"10 Del. C. § 4772","heading":"Decedent’s real estate as bound.","body":"The real estate of a deceased person shall not be liable to be taken in execution upon, and shall not be bound by a judgment against deceased’s executor or administrator, unless such judgment is rendered upon a verdict, or an inquisition, or upon the report of referees on a rule of reference entered, upon application of the parties, by the Superior Court, referring all matters in controversy to 3 judicious and impartial freeholders (or more if the parties so request) to be appointed by the Court. Judgment shall be rendered on their report or the report of a majority of them.","path":["Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure","Procedure","CHAPTER 47. Judgments","Subchapter IV. Judgments Against Executors and Administrators"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c047/sc04/index.html#4772","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"c1d491112d571ef014eebde043314c0a56009c2a33e0f7e76841544730499b23","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/10-del.-c.-4771","next":"us-de/10-del.-c.-4773"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}