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25 Del. C. § 1301. Lawful fences; height; barbed wire.
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§ 1301. Lawful fences; height; barbed wire. A good fence of wood, iron, wood and iron rods or wire, stone, or well set thorn, 41/2 feet high or 4 feet high and having a ditch within 2 feet of it, shall be deemed a lawful fence in New Castle and Kent Counties, and in Sussex County…
25 Del. C. § 1302. Liability for trespasses; fence-viewers to assess damages.
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§ 1302. Liability for trespasses; fence-viewers to assess damages. If any horse, cattle, goat, sheep or hog trespasses on any grounds enclosed with lawful fence, the owner of the animal so trespassing shall pay such damages as shall be awarded by the fence-viewers. Any person hav…
25 Del. C. § 1303. Fence-viewers; appointment; powers; quorum; compensation.
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§ 1303. Fence-viewers; appointment; powers; quorum; compensation. (a) The Superior Court shall annually appoint not more than 8 nor less than 5 persons in each hundred to be fence-viewers. The fence-viewers shall be the sole judges of the sufficiency of any fences, of the charges…
25 Del. C. § 1304. Maintenance of partition fences; liability for enclosure of another’s lands.
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§ 1304. Maintenance of partition fences; liability for enclosure of another’s lands. (a) The respective occupants of lands enclosed by fences shall maintain partition fences between them in equal shares, as long as both parties continue to improve the same. (b) Where any person e…