Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-1-6 — § 9-1-6. Causes and actions surviving death of parties.

Rhode Island § 9-1-6
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Ch. 9-1Causes of Action

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-6 (2026).

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§ 9-1-6. Causes and actions surviving death of parties.

In addition to the causes of action and actions which at common law survive the death of the plaintiff or defendant therein, the following causes of action or actions shall also survive:

(1) Causes of action and actions of waste.

(2) Causes of action and actions of replevin and for conversion.

(3) Causes of action and actions for damages to the person or to real and personal estate.

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Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 227; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 512, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-1-6; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 6.

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