Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-15-27 (2026)

Report of commissioners — Judgment — Recording

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In an action for partition, the commissioners appointed to make the partition shall report their proceedings, with a plat of the division by them made, to the court by which they have been appointed, and if no sufficient cause is shown for rejecting the report, judgment shall be rendered thereon in conformity thereto, and the report, plat, and judgment shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town or towns in which the estate is, the expense of which record shall be made a part of the costs in the action.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2022 · leading case: Jeranian v. Dermenjian (D.R.I. 2019).

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Jeranian v. Dermenjian (D.R.I. 2019). · cites it 3× “This recommendation is for partial judgment because significant work remains before final judgment may enter, including the Court’s review and instructions arising from the commissioner’s report under R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-15-27 and the allocation of costs as directed in §…”

Jeranian v. Dermenjian (D.R.I. 2022). · cites it 2× “Section 34-15-24 was scrupulously followed in this case, in that the Commissioner is a court-appointed fiduciary who took an oath in open court regarding the faithful discharge of his trust. His assigned tasks being complete, he has “reported [his] proceedings .”

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