§ 9-25-17. Execution against female on small judgment. No execution shall issue against the body of any female on any judgment founded on a contract where the debt or damages do not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00); but in such case, the execution shall issue against the goods and chattels and real estate of the female against whom the judgment shall have been rendered.
History of Section. (C.P.A. 1905, § 612; G.L. 1909, ch. 303, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 353, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 552, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 9-25-17.)