{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-13-20","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-13-20","heading":"Indemnity between heirs, next of kin, legatees, and devisees.","body":"If, in consequence of insolvency, absence, or other cause, a person liable for a claim fails to pay his or her just proportion of the claim to the creditor, he or she shall be liable to indemnify all who pay more than their just proportion of the claim. This indemnity may be recovered at their election by all of them jointly, or in separate proceedings by one or more of them for his, hers, or their parts respectively.","path":["Title 33 Probate Practice and Procedure","Chapter 13 Legacies, Devises, and Inheritance"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE33/33-13/33-13-20.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:36Z","sha256":"ce0a87ca8fcc6e7d170980028dd1554facdf63a759357b16c358165749ed01c1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-13-19","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-14-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}