Rhode Island General Laws 34-14-4. Failure of person joined as plaintiff to appear
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If any person named as plaintiff without his or her consent neglects to appear, after being duly notified in such manner as the court shall direct, his or her name shall be stricken from the writ and pleadings, and the other persons named as plaintiffs may prosecute the action to final judgment and execution in their own names and for their own use.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-4.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-14-4
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.