Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-4-3 (2026)

Venue based on residence of parties

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All other actions and suits, if brought in the superior court, shall be brought in the court for the county, or if brought in the district court, shall be brought in the division in which some one of the plaintiffs or defendants shall dwell, or in the superior court for the county or in the district court for the division in which the defendant or some one of the defendants shall be found; and if no one of the plaintiffs or defendants shall dwell in the state, the action, if brought in the superior court, may be brought in the court for any county, or if in a district court, in any division.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1967–1985 · leading case: Berberian v. Town of Westerly, 381 A.2d 1039 (R.I. 1978).

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Berberian v. Town of Westerly, 381 A.2d 1039 (R.I. 1978). · cites it 7× “Section 9-4-6 permits a justice, in his discretion, to transfer civil actions to the proper county when such actions are brought in the “wrong county” pursuant to §9-4-3 et seq. The plaintiff argues that this action was brought pursuant to §9-4-3.”

Rossi Sheet Metal Works v. Am. Employers Ins., 439 F. Supp. 895 (D.R.I. 1977). · cites it 2× “G.L. § 9-4-3 (Supp.1976), removal here was proper.”

Placido v. Mello, 492 A.2d 1226 (R.I. 1985). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 9-4-3, as amended by P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 7, which provides that actions other than those involving realty “shall be brought in the court for the county * * * in which some one of the plaintiffs or defendants shall dwell, or in the superior court for…”

Aborn v. Warwick Indus. Park, 234 A.2d 678 (R.I. 1967). “— All actions and suits brought contrary to the provisions of §9-4-2 shall be abated, and any contrary to §§9-4-3 to 9-4-5, inclusive, may be abated.”

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