Rhode Island General Laws 33-2-2. Presumption of survivorship as to each decedent
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Where the title to property or the devolution thereof depends upon priority of death and there is no sufficient evidence that the persons have died otherwise than simultaneously, the property of each person shall be disposed of as if he or she had survived, except as provided otherwise in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1947, ch. 1871, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-2-2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-2-2
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6