Rhode Island § 9-20-2 § 9-20-2. Assessment of damages on default or submission.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-20-2 — § 9-20-2. Assessment of damages on default or submission.

Rhode Island·Title 9 COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY·Ch. 9-20 Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages

§ 9-20-2. Assessment of damages on default or submission.
In all cases, except where otherwise provided, if judgment is rendered on default,
            discontinuance, submission, or motion, damages shall be assessed by the court, with
            the intervention of a jury unless cause is shown why there should be no intervention
            of a jury. The claimant in any case may waive the intervention of a jury.
         

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§ 9-20-2. Assessment of damages on default or submission.

In all cases, except where otherwise provided, if judgment is rendered on default, discontinuance, submission, or motion, damages shall be assessed by the court, with the intervention of a jury unless cause is shown why there should be no intervention of a jury. The claimant in any case may waive the intervention of a jury.

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Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 352; G.L. 1909, ch. 291, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 341, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 534, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-20-2; P.L. 1958, ch. 61, § 2; P.L. 1961, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 34.