Rhode Island General Laws 34-9-1. Petition for determination of boundaries covered by tidewater
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Any person having any interest in land bordering on public tidewater, whenever a harbor line shall have been confirmed and established in front of or adjacent to the land, may apply by petition to the supreme court for the settlement and determination of the lines and boundaries of his interest and of the interests of all others in the land covered by public tidewater within such harbor line.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 266, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1166; G.L. 1909, ch. 331, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 382, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 593, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-9-1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-9-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.