# Dist.R.Civ.P. 10: Rule 10. Form of Pleadings

> Rhode Island · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R10

## Section

- **Citation:** Dist.R.Civ.P. 10
- **Heading:** Rule 10. Form of Pleadings
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Rhode Island Court Rules / District Court / District Court Civil Rules / Dist.R.Civ.P. 10

## Text

(a) Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading shall
contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the division, the title of the
action, the file number, and a designation as in Rule 7(a). In the complaint the title
of the action shall include the names of all the parties, but in other pleadings it is
sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side with an appropriate
indication of other parties.
(b) Paragraphs; Separate Statements. All averments of claim or defense shall
be made in numbered paragraphs, the content of each of which shall be limited as
far as practicable to statement of a single set of circumstances; and a paragraph may
be referred to by number in all succeeding pleadings. Each claim founded upon a

separate transaction or occurrence and each defense other than denials shall be stated
in a separate count or defense whenever a separation facilitates the clear presentation
of the matters set forth.
(c) Adoption by Reference; Exhibits. Statements in a pleading may be adopted
by reference in a different part of the same pleading or in another pleading or in any
motion. A copy of any written instrument which is an exhibit to a pleading is a part
thereof for all purposes.

## Nearby sections

- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 1 Rule 1. Scope of Rules and Mandatory Electronic Filing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R1.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 2 Rule 2. One Form of Action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R2.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 3 Rule 3. Commencement of Action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R3.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 4 Rule 4. Process, Attachment, Trustee Process, Arrest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R4.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 5 Rule 5. Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R5.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 6 Rule 6. Time](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R6.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 7 Rule 7. Pleadings Allowed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R7.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 8 Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R8.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 9 Rule 9. Pleading Special Matters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R9.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 10 Rule 10. Form of Pleadings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R10.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 11 Rule 11. Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and other papers; Sanctions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R11.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 12 Rule 12. Defenses and Objections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R12.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 13 Rule 13. Counterclaim and Cross-claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R13.md)
- [Dist.R.Civ.P. 14 Rule 14. Third-party Practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_RI_DISTCIV_R14.md)

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