§ 34-16-14. Proof of title — Judgment.
No decision, judgment, or decree, excepting decrees taking the matter as confessed, shall be entered by default, but proof satisfactory to the court shall be offered in support of plaintiff’s claim of title and of all claims known to be, or which may be, adverse thereto, and the court shall thereafter enter judgment in accordance with the law and the evidence. The judgment, when final, shall be conclusive against all persons served as herein required, both known and unknown, and whether under disability or not, and whether service was personal, by registered or certified mail, or by publication.
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 528, § 26; P.L. 1940, ch. 938, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-16-14.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 34-16 - Quieting Title
Section 34-16-1. - Action brought by person claiming through sale or proceedings requiring notice.
Section 34-16-2. - Examination of title — Notice to parties in interest.
Section 34-16-3. - Determination of title — Decree.
Section 34-16-4. - Action brought by person claiming through conveyance, devise, or inheritance.
Section 34-16-5. - Contents of complaint.
Section 34-16-6. - Filing of abstract of title.
Section 34-16-7. - Presumption of lost grant by adverse possession.
Section 34-16-8. - Parties barred by presumption of lost grant.
Section 34-16-9. - Inclusion of unknown defendants in complaint.
Section 34-16-10. - Service of process on residents.
Section 34-16-11. - Service on nonresidents.
Section 34-16-12. - Service on defendants unknown or with unknown addresses.
Section 34-16-13. - Proof of service — Jurisdiction of parties.