Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-23-3 (2026)

Effect of appeal from granting of letters

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If an appeal is claimed from a decree of a probate court granting letters testamentary, of administration, of administration with the will annexed, or of guardianship, the executor, administrator, administrator with the will annexed, or guardian, on giving bond as by law required, file an inventory and collect, receive, and take possession of all the rights, credits, and estates of the testator, intestate, or ward, as if no appeal had been claimed. All claims against the estate of the deceased or ward shall be filed within the time prescribed by law, and the executor, administrator, or guardian may, under the direction of the probate court, do such acts as the law requires concerning claims; and all limitations in regard to claims shall apply as if no appeal had been claimed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1960–1990 · leading case: Tangleridge Dev. Corp. v. Joslin, 570 A.2d 1109 (R.I. 1990).
Tangleridge Dev. Corp. v. Joslin, 570 A.2d 1109 (R.I. 1990). · cites it 6× “We believe that §§ 33-23-3 and 33-23-6 set forth exceptions to the general rule delineated in § 33-23-2, which calls for the suspension of an order or decree of the Probate Court pending appeal.”
In re Est. of Taylor, 337 A.2d 236 (R.I. 1975). · cites it 3× “’ In doing so we find that §§33-23-3, 33-23-4, 33-23-5, 33-23-6 and 33-23-7 contain such provisions.”
McSoley v. McSoley, 161 A.2d 216 (R.I. 1960). “1956, §33-23-3, until the legality and scope of her appointment was finally determined in the appellate proceedings then pending in the superior court.”
McSoley v. McSoley, 186 A.2d 573 (R.I. 1962). · cites it 4× “First of all we must not fail to note the significance of the qualifying words therein, “except as otherwise provided * * *” This express exception requires us to look elsewhere in the statute for situations where it is “otherwise provided * * In doing so we find that §§33-23-3,…”
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