All civil actions which concern realty, or any right, easement, or interest therein,
or the possession thereof, all civil actions for breaking and entering the close of
any plaintiff, and all actions in which the title to real estate may be tried and
determined, shall, if brought in the superior court, be brought in the court for the
county, and if brought in the district court, in the division where the land lies;
and whenever the land, whether consisting of an entire tract or of two (2) or more
separate tracts, lies partly in two (2) or more counties or divisions, such actions,
if brought in the superior court, may be brought in the court for any county, or if
brought in a district court, in any division where the land or any portion thereof
lies.
Notes of Decisions
Berberian v. Town of Westerly, 381 A.2d 1039 (R.I. 1978).
· cites it 4× “APPENDIX A Section 9-4-2 regulates venue in all civil actions concerning realty as follows: §9-4-2.”
Rowell v. Kaplan, 235 A.2d 91 (R.I. 1967).
“1956, §§9-4-2 and 9-4-6, as amended. In substance, and insofar as pertinent to her position, they provide that an action concerning realty or any right or interest therein, shall be dismissed if not brought in the county where the land is located.”
Aborn v. Warwick Indus. Park, 234 A.2d 678 (R.I. 1967).
· cites it 6× “1956, §§9-4-2 and 9-4-6, alleging in substance that it appeared from the declaration that this was an action at law concerning the realty and in effect was an action for breaking and entering the close of plaintiff; that the declaration alleged that said realty and close were…”
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