{"data":{"id":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5101","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"10 Del. C. § 5101","heading":"Defendant or prevailing party in law actions.","body":"In a court of law, whether of original jurisdiction or of error, upon a voluntary or involuntary discontinuance or dismissal of the action, there shall be judgment for costs for the defendant. Generally a party for whom final judgment in any civil action, or on a writ of error upon a judgment is given in such action, shall recover, against the adverse party, costs of suit, to be awarded by the court.","path":["Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure","Procedure","CHAPTER 51. Costs"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c051/index.html#5101","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"2c70fe1b71400076f97464dd2bb17a746ce27b6b637c57992d4edac02ae29e57","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5095","next":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}