(March 5, 2021, 4:56 PM EST) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Section 34-15-12 of the Rhode Island General Laws “abrogates the common law right of survivorship in a joint tenancy when an action for partition is pending,” the Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled Feb. 25, addressing what it termed an issue of first impression and vacating a lower court ruling dismissing a deceased woman’s petition to partition a jointly owned property....