§ 45-32-34. Trial by court on damages.
Any owner of or persons entitled to any estate or interest in any part of the real
property, and who cannot agree with the agency for the price of the real property,
or estate or interest in it, so taken, may, within three (3) months after notice of
the taking, or, if he or she has no notice, may within one year from the first publication
of the copy of the resolution and declaration referred to in this chapter, apply by
petition to the superior court in and for the county in which the real property lies,
declaring the taking of his or her real property or estate or interest in it, and
praying for a
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§ 45-32-34. Trial by court on damages.
Any owner of or persons entitled to any estate or interest in any part of the real
property, and who cannot agree with the agency for the price of the real property,
or estate or interest in it, so taken, may, within three (3) months after notice of
the taking, or, if he or she has no notice, may within one year from the first publication
of the copy of the resolution and declaration referred to in this chapter, apply by
petition to the superior court in and for the county in which the real property lies,
declaring the taking of his or her real property or estate or interest in it, and
praying for an assessment of damages. Upon filing of the petition, the court shall
cause twenty (20) days' notice of the pendency of the petition to be given to the
agency by serving a resident attorney of the agency with a certified copy, and may
proceed after that notice to the trial. Petitions brought under this section shall
be tried by a jury, if claimed, in writing, by any party within the twenty (20) day
period. The trial shall determine all questions of fact relating to the value of the
real property and any estate or interest in it and the amount of it. Upon the entry
of judgment in the proceeding, execution shall be issued against the money so deposited
in court, and in default, against any other property of the agency. In case two (2)
or more conflicting petitioners make claim to the same real property, or to any estate
or interest in it, or to different estates or interests in the same real property,
the court, upon motion, may consolidate their several petitions for trial at the same
time and may frame all necessary issues for the trial. All proceedings taken pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over all civil matters pending
before the court, or if the superior court in and for the county in which the real
property lies is not in session in the county, then the petition may be heard in the
superior court for the counties of Providence and Bristol.