If the plaintiff in any case shall file his or her complaint as is provided by law and shall afterward withdraw or discontinue his or her suit after pleadings filed by the defendant, the defendant in the case shall recover his or her costs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-22-11
Costs to defendant on withdrawal or discontinuance
C.P.A. 1905, § 451; G.L. 1909, ch. 295, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 345, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 536, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 9-22-11.
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.