Title 10 · RI
Title 10Courts and Civil Procedure â Procedure in Particular Actions
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-6
Section: 10-7-6
Title 10Courts and Civil Procedure â Procedure in Particular Actions
Chapter 7Death by Wrongful Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-6
§ 10-7-6. Executor or administrator to bring § 10-7-5 action â Amount recovered to estate.
Every action under § 10-7-5 shall be brought by and in the name of the executor or administrator of the deceased person, whether appointed or qualified within or without the state, and the amount recovered in every action under § 10-7-5 shall go to the decedentâs estate and become part of the estate.
History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 477, § 1A; P.L. 1953, ch. 3215, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-7-6; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 30.