Rule text
These Rules will take effect on January 1, 1948, that being 6 months after their promulgation, pursuant to the provisions of 34 Laws of Del., Chap. 226, pp. 531, 532; Rev. Code of Del. (1935) Sec. 4643.
They govern all proceedings in actions brought after they take effect and also all further proceedings in actions then pending, except to the extent that in the opinion of the Court their application in a particular action pending when the Rules take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event the former procedure applies.
Effective date of amendments. These amendments1. are adopted and shall take effect on January 1, 1965. They govern all proceedings in actions brought after they take effect and also further proceedings in actions then pending, except to the extent that in the opinion of the Court their application in a particular action pending when the amendments take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event the former procedure applies.
These amendments2. are adopted and shall take effect on January 1, 1991. They govern all proceedings and actions brought after they take effect and also all further proceedings in actions then pending except to the extent that in the opinion of the Court their application in a particular action pending when the amendments take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event the former procedure applies. (Amended, effective Jan. 1, 1965; Jan. 1, 1991.)
1. Civil Rules 5(a), 6, 7(a), 13(a), 14(a), 15(d), 24(c), 26(e), 28(b), 30(f)(1), 41(b), 49(b), 50, 51, 56(c)(e), 58, 77(d), 78-80 and Criminal Rules 16, 30(a) and 39. 2. Civil Rules 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16.1, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 44.1, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65.1, 68, 69, 72, 77, 79, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90.1, 112, 114, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123.