# R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-4: Action brought by person claiming through conveyance, devise, or inheritance

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-4

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-4
- **Heading:** Action brought by person claiming through conveyance, devise, or inheritance
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 34 / Chapter 34-16 / Section 34-16-4

## Text

Any person or persons claiming title to real estate, or any interest or estate, legal or equitable, in real estate, including any warrantor in any deed or other instrument in the chain of title to the real estate, which title, interest, or estate is based upon, or has come through, a deed, grant, conveyance, devise, or inheritance, purporting to vest in the person or persons or his, her, or their predecessors in title the whole title to such real estate, or any fractional part thereof or any interest or estate therein, may bring a civil action against all persons claiming, or who may claim, and against all persons appearing to have of record any adverse interest therein, to determine the validity of his, her, or their title or estate therein, to remove any cloud thereon, and to affirm and quiet his, her, or their title to the real estate. The action may be brought under the provisions of this section whether the plaintiff may be in or out of possession and whether or not the action might be brought under the provisions of § 34-16-1 or under the provisions of any other statute.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-1 § 34-16-1. Action brought by person claiming through sale or proceedings requiring notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-2 § 34-16-2. Examination of title €” Notice to parties in interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-3 § 34-16-3. Determination of title €” Decree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-4 § 34-16-4. Action brought by person claiming through conveyance, devise, or inheritance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-5 § 34-16-5. Contents of complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-6 § 34-16-6. Filing of abstract of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-7 § 34-16-7. Presumption of lost grant by adverse possession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-8 § 34-16-8. Parties barred by presumption of lost grant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-9 § 34-16-9. Inclusion of unknown defendants in complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-10 § 34-16-10. Service of process on residents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-11 § 34-16-11. Service on nonresidents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-12 § 34-16-12. Service on defendants unknown or with unknown addresses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-12.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-13 § 34-16-13. Proof of service €” Jurisdiction of parties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-13.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-14 § 34-16-14. Proof of title €” Judgment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T34_C34-16_S34-16-14.md)

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