Rhode Island General Laws 9-1-17. Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under seal and on judgments
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The following actions shall be commenced and sued within twenty (20) years next after the cause of action shall accrue and not after: actions on contracts or liabilities under seal; and actions on judgments or decrees of any court of record of the United States, or of any state.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 251; G.L. 1909, ch. 284, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 334, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 510, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 9-1-17; P.L. 1960, ch. 147, § 3; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 6.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-1-17
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8