§ 34-16-3. Determination of title — Decree.
A cause of action under this chapter shall follow the course of equity so far as equity is applicable, and the court shall determine the validity of the title of the plaintiffs, and may affirm the title, or if it finds other parties to have any title and estate therein, it shall also determine the interest, title, and estate of those parties therein, and may remove any clouds on the title by reason of any deed, grant, or conveyance as described in § 34-16-1 or otherwise, and all decrees in the action shall forever thereafter be binding upon all parties thereto and those claiming by, through, under, or by virtue of them, or any of them.
History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 339, § 40; P.L. 1932, ch. 1906, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 528, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 34-16-3.
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.