R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-25-18 Setoff of Judgments and Execution For Balance

• Library: Rhode Island Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 Public Law 398
• Year: 2023
• Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-25-18

Whenever any court shall render final judgment for debts or damages in two (2) or more personal actions pending at the same time, in which the parties shall be reversed, and shall sue and be sued in the same right and capacity, the court shall set off the debts or damages recovered in the judgments and, provided no execution has already been issued upon either judgment, shall issue execution for the balance only, in favor of the party to whom it shall be due, with costs, if costs were recovered, and for costs only, if no balance upon the setoff is left; and a separate execution shal...