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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-30-7 (2026)

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All orders, judgments, and decrees under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments, and decrees.

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Cited in 8 cases, 1960–2016 · leading case: Casco Indem. Co. v. O'Connor, 755 A.2d 779 (R.I. 2000).
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Casco Indem. Co. v. O'Connor, 755 A.2d 779 (R.I. 2000). · cites it 2× “” Section 9-30-7. Thus, a declaratory judgment and the underlying findings of fact and findings of law must be reviewed as any other judgment when it is before this Court on appeal.”
Henry Tarbox v. Zoning Bd. of Review of the Town of Jamestown, 142 A.3d 191 (R.I. 2016). · cites it 3× “See G.L. 1956 § 9-30-7; Gomes v. Wall, 831 A.”
Gomes v. Wall, 831 A.2d 817 (R.I. 2003). · cites it 2× “Section 9-30-7 provides that “[a]ll orders, judgments, and decrees under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments and decrees.”
Such v. State, 950 A.2d 1150 (R.I. 2008). “2000) (quoting § 9-30-7). When presented with questions of statutory interpretation, as we are in this case, this Court engages in a de novo review.”
Employers'fire Ins. Co. v. Beals, 240 A.2d 397 (R.I. 1968). “1956, §9-30-7. The utility of a declaratory judgment action in liability insurance cases cannot be denied, for it is a remedy readily adaptable to controversies in which there is a hassle over the coverage offered by a policy as applied to a crystallized set of facts.”
State v. Cianci, 496 A.2d 139 (R.I. 1985). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 9-30-7. The main prerequisite to successful prosecution of an action for declaratory judgment is the existence of an actual or justiciable controversy.”
Duffy v. Mollo, 400 A.2d 263 (R.I. 1979). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) §9-30-7 and §9-24-1, as amended by P.L. 1975, ch.”
Newport Amusement Co. v. Maher, 166 A.2d 216 (R.I. 1960). “That doubt arises from the indefiniteness of §9-30-7 which provides for review as follows: “All orders, judgments and decrees under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments and decrees.”
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