Estoppel of corporation to deny authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-9-7
in effect7-9-7. Estoppel of corporation to deny authority.
Any company that makes, signs, seals, executes, acknowledges, or delivers any bond,
guaranty, undertaking, or other obligation of record in this state, or that enters
into any recognizance or other obligation of record whatsoever in this state, under
the provisions of §§ 7-9-1 — 7-9-7, is estopped, in any proceedings to enforce the liability which it has assumed to
incur, to deny its corporate power to make, sign, seal, execute, acknowledge, or deliver
the bond, guaranty, undertaking, or other obligation, or to enter into the recognizance
or other obligation of record.
G.L. 1896, ch. 186, § 3; P.L. 1902, ch. 1053, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 226, § 3; P.L. 1911,
ch. 667, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 264, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 119, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 7-9-7.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-9/7-9-7.htmFetched: 10/20/2026