§ 46-18-1 Right of owner to continue and improve dam and pond
§ 46-18-2 Action for damages from dam – Liability of mill and dam for recovery
§ 46-18-3 Jury trial of damages
§ 46-18-4 Scope of damages appraised
§ 46-18-5 Appraisal of future yearly damages
§ 46-18-6 Appraisal of damages in gross
§ 46-18-7 Election between yearly damages and damages in gross
§ 46-18-8 Effect of election – Judgment
§ 46-18-9 Judgment on failure of plaintiff to make election
§ 46-18-10 Execution against mill and dam
§ 46-18-11 Effect of sale on execution – Redemption
§ 46-18-12 Cessation of yearly damages after removal of dam
§ 46-18-13 Death of plaintiff pending action
§ 46-18-14 Sale of cotenant’s interest pending action
§ 46-18-15 Death of defendant pending action
§ 46-18-16 Maximum period of detention of natural stream

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.