If, in consequence of insolvency, absence, or other cause, a person liable for a claim fails to pay his or her just proportion of the claim to the creditor, he or she shall be liable to indemnify all who pay more than their just proportion of the claim. This indemnity may be recovered at their election by all of them jointly, or in separate proceedings by one or more of them for his, hers, or their parts respectively.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-13-20
Indemnity between heirs, next of kin, legatees, and devisees
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 813 F. Supp. 2d 277 - Probate Court Ex Rel. Lawton v. Bank of America, N.A. (2011)
Most recently applied in 813 F. Supp. 2d 277 - Probate Court Ex Rel. Lawton v. Bank of America, N.A. (August 2011)
C.P.A. 1905, § 990; G.L. 1909, ch. 318, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 369, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 579, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 33-13-20.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.