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10 Del. C. § 341 (2026)

Matters and causes in equity

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The Court of Chancery shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters and causes in equity.

Code 1852, §  1932;  Code 1915, §  3844;  Code 1935, §  4367;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  341; 
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Cited in 63 cases (39 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: Crystallex Int'l Corp. v. Petróleos De Venezuela, S.A., 879 F.3d 79 (3rd Cir. 2018).
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Crystallex Int'l Corp. v. Petróleos De Venezuela, S.A., 879 F.3d 79 (3rd Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “See 10 Del. C. § 341 (“The Court of Chancery shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters and causes in equity.”
Monroe Park v. Metro. Life Ins., 457 A.2d 734 (Del. 1983). “Indeed, under article IV, section 7 of the Delaware Constitution, the Superior Court’s jurisdiction relates to all civil causes at “common law” while article IV, section 10 and 10 Del.C. § 341, make clear the Court of Chancery’s jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters and…”
Levinson v. Cont'l Ins. Servs., Inc., 655 F. Supp. 275 (D. Del. 1987). “Plaintiff David Levin-son, the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware, brought the action pursuant to 10 Del.C. §§ 341 and 6501 seeking a declaratory judgment that an agreement entered into on December 10, 1979, by and between the former State Insurance Commissioner,…”
City of Wilmington v. Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees, Local 320, 307 A.2d 820 (Del. Ch. 1973). “10 Del.C. section 341. The City has based its case on the theory that the persons actually guilty of contempt of Court here are the officers of the defendant union, namely its president, Thomas Ervin, its vice president, George Allen, and its treasurer, J.”
United States v. M. Jeanne Stone, 59 F.R.D. 260 (D. Del. 1973). “§ 366 may only be employed in an action which is equitable and for which there is no adequate remedy at law 10 Del.C. §§ 341, 342, 2 the Court is of the opinion that this action is of that nature and the sequestration provisions of 10 Del.”
In the Matter of Tuebor Advisors (Del. Ch. 2021). · cites it 3× “§ 226(a)(1); Count II seeks the same pursuant to this court’s general equitable power under 10 Del. C. § 341. 29 10. Rick has moved to dismiss or, in the alternative, stay the action pursuant to Court of Chancery Rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(3), and 12(b)(6).”
Delawareans for Educ. Opportunity v. John Carney, Governor of the State of Delaware (Del. Ch. 2018). · cites it 2× “25 See 10 Del. C. § 341. 26 See 10 Del. C. §§ 341, 342.”
250 Exec., LLC v. Christina Sch. Dist. (Del. Ch. 2022). · cites it 2× “See 10 Del. C. § 341. Second, jurisdiction exists if the plaintiff seeks equitable relief and there is no adequate remedy at law.”
Jeehye Jung v. El Tinieblo Int'l, Inc. (Del. Ch. 2022). · cites it 2× “25 Jung argues that a state may not seize exclusive jurisdiction over claims that are doctrinally described as transitory, rather than local.”
Gavin J. Birney v. Delaware Dep't of Saf. & Homeland Sec. (Del. Ch. 2022). · cites it 2× “In a detailed section of the Complaint the Plaintiffs recount the basis for subject-matter jurisdiction: “This Court has subject-matter jurisdiction under 10 Del. C. § 341 because Plaintiffs seeks [sic] equitable relief in the form of a permanent injunction.”
Johnny Vaughan v. Summerlyn Ass'n of Owners, Inc., Seascape Prop. Mgmt. (Del. Ct. Com. Pl. 2025). · cites it 2× “”® Citing 10 Del. C. § 341,°” Defendants assert only the Court of Chancery may hear causes in equity.”
Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Earl Strong (Del. Ch. 2014). · cites it 2× “Indeed under article IV, section 7 of the Delaware Constitution, the Superior Court‘s jurisdiction relates to all civil causes at ‗common law‘ while article IV, section 10 and 10 Del. C. § 341, make clear the Court of Chancery‘s jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters and…”
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