§ 9-28-1. Creditor’s equitable action.
Any judgment creditor, after his or her execution has been returned wholly or in part unsatisfied, may, by a civil action in the nature of a creditor’s bill, reach and apply and subject to the payment and satisfaction of his or her judgment any equitable estate, any equitable assets, or any choses in action of the judgment debtor, except such as shall be exempt from attachment by virtue of statutory provision. The remedy provided by this section shall be cumulative and shall not supersede any existing remedy.
History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 354, § 4; P.L. 1927, ch. 973, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 556, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-28-1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 47.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally
Chapter 9-28 - Proceedings in Aid of Execution
Section 9-28-1. - Creditor’s equitable action.
Section 9-28-2. - Transmission of superior court papers to district court to which writ returnable.
Section 9-28-4. - Appearance of judgment debtor — Hearing on citation.
Section 9-28-5. - Decree for installment payments on judgment — Finding of inability to pay.