{"data":{"id":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5109","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"10 Del. C. § 5109","heading":"Cases within jurisdiction of justice of the peace brought in Superior Court.","body":"If any person brings a suit in the Superior Court upon a cause of action cognizable before a justice of the peace under § 9301 of this title and recovers not more than $50, besides costs, such person shall not recover costs; unless he or she or some credible person has previously filed in the office of the prothonotary a written affidavit to the effect that the plaintiff has a just cause of action against the defendant exceeding in amount $50.","path":["Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure","Procedure","CHAPTER 51. Costs"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c051/index.html#5109","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"42cb06c8a8d93566d9da2ccf25025e61555124e68527cee4d81272e81ebd95f1","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5108","next":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}