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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-33 > Chapter-33-13 > 33-13-15SECTION 33-13-15
§ 33-13-15 Action by creditor againstheirs, next of kin, devisees, and legatees. – Any creditor holding a contingent claim, the right of action on which did notaccrue during the period of six (6) months, who shall bring his or her actionwithin one year after his or her right of action accrues, and any creditor whofrom accident, mistake or other cause has failed to file his or her claimwithin six (6) months after the first publication of notice who shall bring hisor her action not later than three (3) years after the first publication, mayrecover his or her claim against the heirs and next of kin of the deceased, oragainst the devisees and legatees under his or her will, each one of whom shallbe liable to the creditor to an amount not exceeding the value of real orpersonal estate that he or she has received from the deceased. But, if by thewill of the deceased any part of his or her estate, or any one or more of thedevisees or legatees, is made exclusively liable for the claim in exonerationof the residue of the estate or of other devisees or legatees, those provisionsof the will shall be complied with and the persons and estates so exemptedshall be liable for only so much of the claims as cannot be recovered fromthose who are first chargeable therewith.
