GroundRules
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-20-2: Assessment of damages on default or submission.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally
- Chapter 20 Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages
In all cases, except where otherwise provided, if judgment is rendered on default, discontinuance, submission, or motion, damages shall be assessed by the court, with the intervention of a jury unless cause is shown why there should be no intervention of a jury. The claimant in any case may waive the intervention of a jury.
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