A judgment, entered by the prothonotary of the Superior Court upon an obligation, without complaint filed, according to § 2306 of this title, shall have the same force and effect as if a complaint had been filed and judgment confessed by an attorney, or judgment obtained in open court.
Code 1852, § 2408; Code 1915, § 4303; Code 1935, § 4775; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 4717.