Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-2 (2026)

Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication

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No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned by his or her willful intention to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself or another, where it is proved that his or her injury or death was occasioned by that conduct, or that the injury or death resulted from his or her intoxication or unlawful use of controlled substances as defined in chapter 28 of title 21.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1965–1977 · leading case: Beauchesne v. David London & Co., 375 A.2d 920 (R.I. 1977).

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Beauchesne v. David London & Co., 375 A.2d 920 (R.I. 1977). · cites it 3× “1956 (1968 Reenactment) §28-33-2 precludes ■him from recovery. The statute provides that “[n]o compensation shall be allowed for the injury * * * of an employee where it is proved that his injury * * resulted from his intoxication while on duty.”

Carvalho v. Decorative Fabrics Co., 366 A.2d 157 (R.I. 1976). · cites it 2× “Section 28-33-2. Collins v. Cole, 40 R. I.”

Deignan v. Cowan Plastic Prods. Corp., 206 A.2d 534 (R.I. 1965). “*196 Looking to our own workmen’s compensation act, it is obvious that if the legislature had deemed it expedient to deny the benefits of additional compensation to such a minor, it could have done so specifically in the same manner that in §28-33-2 it denied all compensation…”

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