Rhode Island General Laws 34-28-20. Persons entitled to contest claims
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Every defendant to any complaint and every person claiming to have a lien under § 34-28-1, 34-28-2 or 34-28-3 on the property described therein or on any part thereof, and every person claiming an interest therein by title, claim, lease, mortgage, attachment, or other lien or encumbrance, may contest the right of the plaintiff and of all others claiming a lien under this chapter to the property or any part thereof to any lien, as well as the amount of the claim.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 206, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 257, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 301, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 445, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 34-28-15; G.L. 1956, § 34-28-20; P.L. 1965, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 630, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-28-20
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: as used in this chapter means corporations, partnerships, or other organizations or entities, except that the words "individual person" means only a natural person. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-28-34
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.