§ 9-4-8 - Correction of defective entries. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 9-4-8

   § 9-4-8  Correction of defective entries.– Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever any civil action (except in adistrict court) or whenever any appeal shall not be entered according to law,the court to which the action or appeal is returnable may, in case of accident,mistake, unforeseen cause, or excusable neglect, in its discretion, allow theaction or appeal to be entered with or without terms; provided, that if theaction or appeal is not entered according to law, in the first instance, allattachments and arrests made therein shall be thereby vacated.