Title 10
Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions

Chapter 7
Death by Wrongful Act

R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-7.1

§ 10-7-7.1. Punitive damages.

In an action commenced under § 10-7-5, recovery may be had for punitive damages if such damages would have been recoverable had the decedent survived.

History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 382, § 2.