Citizens Savings Bank, Inc. v. Astrin

The nature and purpose of the present proceedings must be kept in mind. By § 4765, Sec. 12. Ch. 132, Revised Code of Delaware 1935, the lien of a judgment upon real estate expires at the end of ten years following the day of entry or the date when payment became due, whichever is the latest, unless extended by agreement filed, or by appropriate action started, before the end of that period. After the expiration of ten years, the lien can only be renewed (in the sense of being revived) by scire facias sur *454judgment. § 4768, Sec. 15, Ch. 132, Revised Code of Delaware 1935. When a proceeding is…