Marketing contract — Enforcement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-7-16
in effect7-7-16. Marketing contract — Enforcement.
The marketing contract of any association formed under this chapter may fix as liquidated
damages, specific, reasonable sums to be paid by a member to the association upon
the breach by him or her of any provisions of the marketing contract regarding the
sale or delivery or withholding of products. It may also provide that the member will
pay all costs, premiums for bonds, expenses, and fees in case any action is brought
upon the contract by the association, and any provisions are valid and enforceable
in the courts of this state. In the event of a breach, or threatened breach, of the
marketing contract by a member, the board of directors may authorize one of the executive
officers of the association to apply to the superior court for the counties of Providence
and Bristol for an injunction to prevent the further breach of the contract and for
a decree for the specific performance of the contract. Pending the adjudication of
the petition, the court, upon the filing of a sufficient bond by the association,
may grant any temporary relief that seems to it just and proper.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1202, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 117, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 7-7-16.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-7/7-7-16.htmFetched: 10/20/2026