Rhode Island General Laws 33-18-18. Intervention in proceedings by or against estate
If a suit or proceeding be pending, whether instituted by the administrator, executor, guardian, or any legally interested person, then no additional suit or proceeding shall be brought for the same cause, but the administrator, executor, guardian, or any legally interested person, may intervene in the prosecution of the suit or proceeding, upon motion, in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the action; and if a suit or proceeding be pending against an administrator, executor or guardian, any legally interested person may, with like consent, intervene in the defense to the suit or proceeding.
History of Section.
G.L., ch. 312, § 53, as enacted by P.L. 1911, ch. 707, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 53; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 51; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-18.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-18-18
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6