Rhode Island § 10-17-18 § 10-17-18. Dismissal of person served who holds no property.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 10-17-18 — § 10-17-18. Dismissal of person served who holds no property.

Rhode Island § 10-17-18

Title 10Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions

Ch. 10-17Trustee Process

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-17-18 (2026).

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§ 10-17-18. Dismissal of person served who holds no property.
If it shall appear by the disclosure that the person who or partnership or corporation
            which had been served as trustee with a copy of such writ, had not any of the personal
            estate of the defendant in his, her, or its hands, then the action or suit shall be
            dismissed, and the trustee who shall appear to defend the action shall recover the
            costs, unless the court has acquired personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
         

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§ 10-17-18. Dismissal of person served who holds no property.

If it shall appear by the disclosure that the person who or partnership or corporation which had been served as trustee with a copy of such writ, had not any of the personal estate of the defendant in his, her, or its hands, then the action or suit shall be dismissed, and the trustee who shall appear to defend the action shall recover the costs, unless the court has acquired personal jurisdiction over the defendant.