Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-2-7 — § 9-2-7. Effect of judgment against part of joint contractors.

Rhode Island § 9-2-7
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Ch. 9-2Parties

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-2-7 (2026).

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§ 9-2-7. Effect of judgment against part of joint contractors.

No judgment, without complete satisfaction, rendered against a part only of the defendants in any action upon a joint contract shall be a bar to any future action on the contract, for any unsatisfied balance due, against such of the defendants upon whom or whose estate the writ in the original action shall not have been served.

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Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 238; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 476, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-2-7.

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