§ 46-10-21

If the parties shall not agree to submit the case to arbitrators, or if the case is submitted and either party is dissatisfied with the decision of the arbitrators, then the case may be decided in a civil action to be commenced and prosecuted as the circumstances may require, unless the case shall be a matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-21.