§ 10-17-1 “Trustee” defined
§ 10-17-2 Account by trustee as to attached property
§ 10-17-3 Oath to account – Certified copy
§ 10-17-4 Time of filing account
§ 10-17-5 Surrender of property to officer
§ 10-17-6 Summons of garnishee as witness
§ 10-17-7 Amount with which trustee charged – Action against trustee
§ 10-17-8 Suits against separate trustees
§ 10-17-9 Satisfaction by trustee after judgment against defendant
§ 10-17-10 Delivery of specific articles on execution
§ 10-17-11 Delivery of money to court before judgment
§ 10-17-12 Discharge of trustee by surrender or delivery
§ 10-17-13 Determination as to whether trustee is chargeable
§ 10-17-14 Liability of trustee for false answers
§ 10-17-15 Liability on failure to render account – Action against trustee
§ 10-17-16 Joint action against trustees failing to account
§ 10-17-17 Defense in name of defendant
§ 10-17-18 Dismissal of person served who holds no property
§ 10-17-19 Intervention by other claimant of estate
§ 10-17-20 Questions of fact on additional allegations
§ 10-17-21 Apportionment of costs
§ 10-17-22 Costs and charges incurred by trustee
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 10-17 - Trustee Process

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.