{"data":{"id":"us-de/25-del.-c.-1403","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"25 Del. C. § 1403","heading":"Failure of defendant to answer.","body":"If the defendant in an action, as provided in this chapter, shall not appear or shall not answer the complaint at the return of the writ or notice served therefor, the court shall determine the trespass wilful and award damages accordingly.","path":["Title 25. Property","General Provisions","CHAPTER 14. Timber Trespass"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c014/index.html#1403","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:30Z","sha256":"813a0d44e0a4099b6aa3fe5d28ba3e0ae98a8e106f86ce9abe9bc8674da3949f","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/25-del.-c.-1402","next":"us-de/25-del.-c.-1404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}