Return of sale; deed. — Delaware Code § 2708

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§ 2708. Return of sale; deed.

(a) An executor or administrator shall return the proceedings to any adjourned or regular term of the Court of Chancery after the making or renewing of an order of sale; and if the return is approved, the executor or administrator shall make a deed to the purchaser for the premises sold.

(b) If an order is made to several executors or administrators, upon the death of any, it shall survive.

(c) A successor administrator may return a sale made by a former executor or administrator and make a deed to the purchaser, if the Court of Chancery approves the sale and orders the successor to make a deed. The successor may, under order of the Court, make a deed pursuant to a sale returned by such former executor or administrator and duly approved.

(d) A deed may also be made, by order of the Court of Chancery, to the heirs or to the assigns of a deceased purchaser.

(e) The Court of Chancery shall not order a deed to be made in any case, unless the purchase money is first paid.

Code 1915, §  3425;  Code 1935, §  3885;  12 Del. C. 1953, §  2713;  57 Del. Laws, c. 402, §  3;  59 Del. Laws, c. 384, §  1;  70 Del Laws, c. 186,, §  1; 

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  • Citation: Delaware Code § 2708
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware
  • Code: Delaware Code
  • Subject: Return of sale; deed.
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