{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-17-18","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-17-18","heading":"Dismissal of person served who holds no property.","body":"If it shall appear by the disclosure that the person who or partnership or corporation which had been served as trustee with a copy of such writ, had not any of the personal estate of the defendant in his, her, or its hands, then the action or suit shall be dismissed, and the trustee who shall appear to defend the action shall recover the costs, unless the court has acquired personal jurisdiction over the defendant.","path":["Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions","Chapter 17 Trustee Process"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-17/10-17-18.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:08Z","sha256":"b9b467954103c90b01d27bba58ebc175ca62cd4e60a1c327fa61ec9890975799","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-17-17","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-17-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}