{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-20-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-20-2","heading":"Assessment of damages on default or submission.","body":"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.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 20 Decisions, Special Findings and Assessment of Damages"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-20/9-20-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:01Z","sha256":"18eed503c3132fa2be5fa282e93a1b3f508ed94fc6a53068ad2e1c10ee97de52","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-20-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-20-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}