Rhode Island § 10-17-6 § 10-17-6. Summons of garnishee as witness.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 10-17-6 — § 10-17-6. Summons of garnishee as witness.

Rhode Island § 10-17-6

Title 10Courts and civil procedure–Procedure in particular actions

Ch. 10-17Trustee Process

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-17-6 (2026).

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§ 10-17-6. Summons of garnishee as witness.
(a) In any action where money or other property shall have been trusteed in the hands
            of a person, firm, or corporation, the person signing the garnishee's answer may be
            summoned by either party at any time before final judgment and subjected to examination
            and cross-examination upon all matters relating to or connected with the facts set
            forth in the answer, and evidence may be introduced to contradict the testimony of
            that person.
         
(b) A person summoned as provided in subsection (a) shall be entitled to an attendance
            fee of three dollars ($3.00) and l

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§ 10-17-6. Summons of garnishee as witness.

(a) In any action where money or other property shall have been trusteed in the hands of a person, firm, or corporation, the person signing the garnishee's answer may be summoned by either party at any time before final judgment and subjected to examination and cross-examination upon all matters relating to or connected with the facts set forth in the answer, and evidence may be introduced to contradict the testimony of that person.

(b) A person summoned as provided in subsection (a) shall be entitled to an attendance fee of three dollars ($3.00) and lawful mileage, and unless summoned in the manner set forth in subsection (a), the answer sworn to by a trustee shall be deemed true in deciding how far the trustee is chargeable.