Rhode Island General Laws 39-15-4. Bond to pay damages for property taken
Whenever any property or estate or rights of property shall be taken under the provisions of this chapter for either of the purposes described in § 39-15-2 or § 39-15-3, and the person or corporation shall then, or at any time thereafter, be required by the owner of the property, estate, or right taken, to give bond with surety for the payment therefor, the person or corporation shall, without delay, give bond to the owner, with surety satisfactory to a justice of the superior court, conditioned to pay to the owner all damages that may be awarded him or her for the estate so taken.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 123, § 3; C.P.A. 1905, § 1223; G.L. 1909, ch. 149, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 179, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 637, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 39-15-4; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 117.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-15-4
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6