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2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 33 - Probate practice and procedure
Chapter 33-9 Collection and Management of Decedents' Estates
Section 33-9-24 Continuation of actions by or against decedent.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 33-9-24 (2018)
§ 33-9-24. Continuation of actions by or against decedent.
In case any action, suit, or proceeding is commenced or shall be pending in any court, and either party shall die before final judgment, the executor or administrator of the deceased person, or his or her successor in case the deceased was acting in a representative capacity, may, if the cause of action survives, prosecute or defend the action, suit, or proceeding to final judgment.
History of Section.
(C.P.A. 1905, § 970; G.L. 1909, ch. 318, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 369, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 579, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 33-9-24.)
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