Rhode Island § 33-13-20 § 33-13-20. Indemnity between heirs, next of kin, legatees, and devisees.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-13-20 — § 33-13-20. Indemnity between heirs, next of kin, legatees, and devisees.

Rhode Island § 33-13-20

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-13Legacies, Devises, and Inheritance

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-13-20 (2026).

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§ 33-13-20. Indemnity between heirs, next of kin, legatees, and devisees.
If, in consequence of insolvency, absence, or other cause, a person liable for a claim
            fails to pay his or her just proportion of the claim to the creditor, he or she shall
            be liable to indemnify all who pay more than their just proportion of the claim. This
            indemnity may be recovered at their election by all of them jointly, or in separate
            proceedings by one or more of them for his, hers, or their parts respectively.
         

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§ 33-13-20. Indemnity between heirs, next of kin, legatees, and devisees.

If, in consequence of insolvency, absence, or other cause, a person liable for a claim fails to pay his or her just proportion of the claim to the creditor, he or she shall be liable to indemnify all who pay more than their just proportion of the claim. This indemnity may be recovered at their election by all of them jointly, or in separate proceedings by one or more of them for his, hers, or their parts respectively.