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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-2-15 (2026)

Actions against members prohibited pending action against association

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When any action or proceeding is brought to recover any property, or upon any cause of action for or upon which the plaintiff may maintain such an action or proceeding against all the associates by reason of their interest or ownership or claim of ownership therein as provided in §§ 9-2-10 — 9-2-14, no action or other civil proceeding for the same cause of action shall be brought to recover a personal judgment against the members of the association or any of them until after final judgment in the first action or proceeding and the return of any execution issued thereon wholly or partially unsatisfied.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1960–1991 · leading case: Corrente v. Rhode Island, 759 F. Supp. 73 (D.R.I. 1991).
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Corrente v. Rhode Island, 759 F. Supp. 73 (D.R.I. 1991). · cites it 2× “Brotherhood Defendants As a preliminary matter, the Brotherhood defendants contend that the Brotherhood itself is not properly before the Court because plaintiffs did not comply with the service provisions for unincorporated associations outlined in Rhode Island General Laws…”
Canuel v. Oskoian, 184 F. Supp. 70 (D.R.I. 1960). “On the contrary, “that a suit against all the members may be maintained despite the statute is indicated by the permissive phraseology of § 9-2-12, and by the express terms of § 9-2-15 barring suits against the members while an action under the statute is pending.”
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