R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-17-6. Summons of garnishee as witness.

(a) In any action where money or other property shall have been trusteed in the hands of a person, firm, or corporation, the person signing the garnishee’s answer may be summoned by either party at any time before final judgment and subjected to examination and cross-examination upon all matters relating to or connected with the facts set forth in the answer, and evidence may be introduced to contradict the testimony of that person.

(b) A person summoned as provided in subsection (a) shall be entitled to an attendance fee of three dollars ($3.00) and lawful mileage, and unless summoned in the manner set forth in subsection (a), the answer sworn to by a trustee shall be deemed true in deciding how far the trustee is chargeable.