Rhode Island § 9-1-20 § 9-1-20. Time of accrual of concealed cause of action.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-1-20 — § 9-1-20. Time of accrual of concealed cause of action.

Rhode Island § 9-1-20

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-1Causes of Action

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-20 (2026).

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§ 9-1-20. Time of accrual of concealed cause of action.
If any person, liable to an action by another, shall fraudulently, by actual misrepresentation,
            conceal from him or her the existence of the cause of action, the cause of action
            shall be deemed to accrue against the person so liable at the time when the person
            entitled to sue thereon shall first discover its existence.
         

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§ 9-1-20. Time of accrual of concealed cause of action.

If any person, liable to an action by another, shall fraudulently, by actual misrepresentation, conceal from him or her the existence of the cause of action, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue against the person so liable at the time when the person entitled to sue thereon shall first discover its existence.