40 chapters · 529 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-20-2. Assessment of damages on default or submission
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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 a…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-20-4. Comparative negligence
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In all actions hereafter brought for personal injuries, or where personal injuries have resulted in death, or for injury to property, the fact that the person injured, or the owner of the property or person having control over the property, may not have been in the exercise of du…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-20-4.1. No setoff of damages
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There shall be no setoff of damages between the respective parties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-20-5. Assumption of risk in use of off-road vehicles
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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 9-20-4, in any legal action against the state or any political subdivision thereof, an operator or passenger of: (1) a recreational vehicle as defined in § 31-3.2-1(8) or (2) a snowmobile as defined in § 31-3.2-1(11), or (3) an all terrain …