Title 33
Probate Practice and Procedure

Chapter 6
Proof and Construction of Wills

R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-6-6

§ 33-6-6. Time from which will speaks.

Every will shall be construed, with reference to the real estate and personal estate comprised in it, to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall expressly appear by the will.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-6.