Rhode Island General Laws 34-28-28. Damages on withholding direct payment or consent thereto
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No person in the line of privity referred to in § 34-28-27 shall unreasonably withhold his or her written consent to a direct payment, nor shall any owner or lessee or tenant or other person referred to in § 34-28-27 unreasonably withhold a direct payment, and, if the person or owner or lessee or tenant or other person shall unreasonably withhold consent therefor or payment thereof, he or she shall be liable for any damages as may accrue as the natural and probable consequences thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 235, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-28-28
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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