{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-17-18","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-17-18","heading":"Evidence in action by distributee.","body":"If the suit be brought by a distributee for his or her part of the personal estate, he or she shall exhibit a copy of the decree of the probate court, ascertaining its amount, and prove that he or she has made a demand therefor upon the administrator.","path":["Title 33 Probate Practice and Procedure","Chapter 17 Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE33/33-17/33-17-18.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:39Z","sha256":"391d54243757022051e895b91e672c771a97b963794d18648bb30912e5c9d9bf","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-17-17","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-17-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}