§ 39-15-8. Jury trial on damages.
Upon the payment of the fees provided in § 39-15-7, the clerk of the superior court shall open the report of the commissioners, and the report may be examined by any person interested in the report. Any person or party aggrieved by any award of damages by the commissioners may claim a jury trial upon any item of damages thereby awarded, and may file his or her claim for the trial at any time within three (3) months from the opening of the report. The claim shall stand for trial by jury upon a proper issue based upon the claim, as other cases upon the docket of the court, and shall be tried in the court in every respect as other cases are there tried, including the right to object to rulings and to move for new trials for cause; and execution may be awarded thereon as in other cases; but if the party claiming the jury trial shall not therein obtain an award for damages more favorable to him or her than that given by the commissioners, he or she shall pay costs to the adverse party.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 123, § 6; C.P.A. 1905, § 1216; G.L. 1909, ch. 149, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 179, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 637, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 39-15-8.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Section 39-15-1. - Power of condemnation for water supply purposes — Changes in highways.
Section 39-15-2. - Payment for property taken.
Section 39-15-3. - Riparian rights as to tidelands.
Section 39-15-4. - Bond to pay damages for property taken.
Section 39-15-5. - Plat and description of property condemned.
Section 39-15-6. - Notice of condemnation proceedings.
Section 39-15-7. - Hearing on condemnation — Commissioners to appraise damages — Award.
Section 39-15-8. - Jury trial on damages.
Section 39-15-9. - Judgment on award or verdict.
Section 39-15-10. - Amendment of proceedings.
Section 39-15-11. - Grant of right to lay pipes and build reservoirs — Exemption from taxation.
Section 39-15-12. - Liability of landowner for water charges — Lien.