R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-18-7

Current through 2024 Public Law 457

Section 46-18-7 - Election between yearly damages and damages in gross

Upon the return and filing of the verdict, the court to which it is returned shall continue the cause to some day certain when the court shall be in session, not less than four (4) weeks after the date of the verdict, before rendering any judgment accepting the verdict; and the plaintiff shall, on or before the date so fixed, in writing, make his or her election between the yearly damages and the damages in gross found by the jury.

G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-7.