Rhode Island § 9-22-16 § 9-22-16. Extra costs for appeal to delay.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-22-16 — § 9-22-16. Extra costs for appeal to delay.

Rhode Island § 9-22-16

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-22Costs

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-22-16 (2026).

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§ 9-22-16. Extra costs for appeal to delay.
If it shall appear, on an appeal, exception, or other proceeding, from a lower to
            a higher court, that the proceeding has been taken (or affidavit filed) solely for
            delay, the court shall impose double costs on the party so seeking delay, or, in its
            discretion, treble costs if the case shall seem to warrant it.
         

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§ 9-22-16. Extra costs for appeal to delay.

If it shall appear, on an appeal, exception, or other proceeding, from a lower to a higher court, that the proceeding has been taken (or affidavit filed) solely for delay, the court shall impose double costs on the party so seeking delay, or, in its discretion, treble costs if the case shall seem to warrant it.