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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-17 (2026)

Limitation of actions on contracts or liabilities under seal and on judgments

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The following actions shall be commenced and sued within twenty (20) years next after the cause of action shall accrue and not after: actions on contracts or liabilities under seal; and actions on judgments or decrees of any court of record of the United States, or of any state.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1967–2023 · leading case: Summers v. Fin. Freedom Acquisition LLC, 807 F.3d 351 (1st Cir. 2015).
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Summers v. Fin. Freedom Acquisition LLC, 807 F.3d 351 (1st Cir. 2015). “See R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-17; see also Wallbaum v.”
Fitzgerald v. O'CONNELL, 386 A.2d 1384 (R.I. 1978). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) §9-1-17, providing for a 20-year period of limitation, would apply.”
Michael P. Trainor v. Paul D. Grieder, 91 A.3d 360 (R.I. 2014). · cites it 2× “See G.L.1956 § 9-1-17 (providing that actions on judgments of any court must be brought within twenty years).”
Wallbaum v. Martin, 234 A.2d 369 (R.I. 1967). · cites it 2× “She contends that for reasons hereinafter considered, the applicable statute of limitations is §9-1-17, as amended. It provides: “The following actions shall be commenced and sued within twenty (20) years next after the cause of action shall accrue and not after: actions on…”
Anne Capaldi v. Steven Capaldi (R.I. 2023). · cites it 5× “Alternatively, Steven argues that the trial justice erred by failing to consider all equitable distribution factors in G.L. 1956 § 15-5-16.1 when she reopened the judgment and awarded Anne one-half of the marital portion of Steven’s pension.”
Cabral v. Maclodyne Corp., 511 A.2d 978 (R.I. 1986). “1956 (1985 Reenactment) § 9-1-17, which provides for a twenty-year statute of limitations.”
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