by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Form and Admissibility. In all trials the testimony of witnesses shall be taken orally in open court, unless otherwise provided by statute, by these rules, or by the Rhode Island Rules of Evidence. All evidence shall be admitted which is admissible under the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Consolidation. When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, in the same county or different counties, the court may order a joint hearing or trial of any or all the matters in issue in the actions; it may order all the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Voluntary Dismissal; Effect Thereof.(1) By Plaintiff; By Stipulation. Subject to the provisions of Rule 23(e) of Rule 66(j), and any statute of this state, an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court: (A) By filing a notice of dismissal at...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Assignment of Cases for Trial. Cases may be assigned for trial or other disposition to the appropriate calendar: (1) By order of the court including rules of practice and general orders adopted for the purpose of assignment; or (2) by motion upon notice to the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) By Jury. When trial by jury has been demanded as provided in Rule 38, the action shall be designated upon the docket as a jury action. The trial of all issues so demanded shall be by jury, unless: (1) The parties or their attorneys of record, by written...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Right Preserved. The right of trial by jury as declared by Article I, Section 15 of the constitution of this state or as given by a statute shall be preserved to the parties inviolate. (b) Demand. Any party may demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right...
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