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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-6-11. Substantial performance as defense to action on bond
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Whenever any action shall be brought upon any bond which has a condition of defeasance to make void the bond upon the payment of a less sum at a day or place certain, if the obligor, his or her heirs, executors, or administrators have, before the action brought, paid to the oblig…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-6-14. Tender unimpaired by demand for receipt
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The requirement or demand of a receipt for the amount of lawful money as may be offered or tendered shall not prevent the offer or tender from being regarded or held to be a legal tender.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-6-15. Pleading of equitable defense in district courts
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In any action at law, pending in a district court, the plaintiff or the defendant may plead any equitable defense, upon which an unconditional judgment can be rendered for the party pleading the defense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-6-3. Formal defects to be disregarded
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No summons, writ, complaint, return, process, judgment, or other proceeding in civil causes in any court shall be abated, arrested, quashed, or reversed for any defect or want of form, but the court shall proceed and give judgment according as the right of the cause and matter in…