R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-24-16: Notice to parties of decisions.

The clerk shall give immediate notice to the parties, or to their attorneys of record, of final decisions in causes heard by the court without a jury, of decisions upon motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, and of decisions upon all interlocutory matters, in such manner as the court shall by general rule or special order prescribe; provided, that if any such decision shall be rendered immediately upon the close of a hearing, the notice shall not be required.