Rhode Island General Laws 37-16-16. Form of award
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To entitle the award to be enforced, as prescribed in this chapter, it must be in writing and within the time limited in the contract, if any, subscribed by the arbitrator or arbitrators making it and either filed in the office of the clerk of the court having jurisdiction as provided in § 37-16-14 or delivered to one of the parties or his or her attorney.
History of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 165, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 37-16-16
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- 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.