§ 9-24-31. Judgment on dismissal or abandonment of appellate proceeding.
Whenever any party, having commenced an appellate proceeding from any court or tribunal, whether by appeal or otherwise, shall fail to perfect the proceeding, or the court appealed to shall have dismissed the proceeding, the court or tribunal from which the proceeding was taken shall, on motion, at once enter such judgment, order, or decree, and as of such date, as the nature of the case may require, and may impose such additional costs and fines as the court deems just.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 440; G.L. 1909, ch. 294, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 344, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 543, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-24-31.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally
Chapter 9-24 - Appellate Proceedings
Section 9-24-1. - Filing of appeal.
Section 9-24-2 - — 9-24-6. Repealed.
Section 9-24-7. - Appeals from interlocutory orders and judgments.
Section 9-24-8. - Supreme court orders for protection of parties pending appeal.
Section 9-24-9. - Summons of additional parties on appeal or certification.
Section 9-24-10. - New evidence on appeal.
Section 9-24-11. - Hearing and determination of appeals.
Section 9-24-12. - Remand after decision on appeal — Further proceedings.
Section 9-24-13 - — 9-24-15. Repealed.
Section 9-24-16. - Notice to parties of decisions.
Section 9-24-17 - — 9-24-24. Repealed.
Section 9-24-25. - Certification to supreme court on agreed statement of facts.
Section 9-24-27. - Certifications of questions of importance to the supreme court.
Section 9-24-29. - Transmission of papers on certified cases.
Section 9-24-30. - Return of cause to court from which certified.
Section 9-24-31. - Judgment on dismissal or abandonment of appellate proceeding.