The provisions of §§ 7-12-4 — 7-12-9 in reference to copartners extend to joint debtors who may individually compound or compromise for their joint indebtedness, with the like effect to creditors and to joint debtors of the person compromising as is provided in this section in reference to copartners.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-12-10
Application to joint debtors
G.L. 1896, ch. 156, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 185, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 212, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 428, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 7-12-10.
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.