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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 55. Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale » Article 7. Actions for Injuries » §55-7-12. Liability of One Joint Tort-Feasor Not Affected by Release To, or Accord and Satisfaction With, Another

A release to, or an accord and satisfaction with, one or more joint trespassers, or tort-feasors, shall not inure to the benefit of another such trespasser, or tort-feasor, and shall be no bar to an action or suit against such other joint trespasser, or tort-feasor, for the same cause of action to which the release or accord and satisfaction relates.