R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-2-7

Current through 2024 Public Law 457

Section 9-2-7 - Effect of judgment against part of joint contractors

No judgment, without complete satisfaction, rendered against a part only of the defendants in any action upon a joint contract shall be a bar to any future action on the contract, for any unsatisfied balance due, against such of the defendants upon whom or whose estate the writ in the original action shall not have been served.

C.P.A. 1905, § 238; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 476, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-2-7.