§ 1B-1 – Right to contribution.
1B-1. Right to contribution. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, where two or more persons become jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property or for the same wrongful death, there is a right of contribution among them even though judgment has not been recovered against all […]
§ 1B-2 – Pro rata shares.
1B-2. Pro rata shares. In determining the pro rata shares of tort-feasors in the entire liability (1) Their relative degree of fault shall not be considered; (2) If equity requires, the collective liability of some as a group shall constitute a single share; and (3) Principles of equity applicable to contribution generally shall apply. (1967, […]
§ 1B-3 – Enforcement.
1B-3. Enforcement. (a) Whether or not judgment has been entered in an action against two or more tort-feasors for the same injury or wrongful death, contribution may be enforced by separate action. (b) Where a judgment has been entered in an action against two or more tort-feasors for the same injury or wrongful death, contribution […]
§ 1B-4 – Release or covenant not to sue.
1B-4. Release or covenant not to sue. When a release or a covenant not to sue or not to enforce judgment is given in good faith to one of two or more persons liable in tort for the same injury or the same wrongful death: (1) It does not discharge any of the other tort-feasors […]
§ 1B-5 – Uniformity of interpretation.
1B-5. Uniformity of interpretation. This Article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it. (1967, c. 847, s. 1.)
§ 1B-6 – Short title.
1B-6. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Uniform Contribution among Tort-Feasors Act. (1967, c. 847, s. 1.)
§ 1B-7 – Payment of judgment by one of several.
1B-7. Payment of judgment by one of several. (a) In all cases in the courts of this State wherein judgment has been, or may hereafter be, rendered against two or more persons or corporations, who are jointly and severally liable for its payment either as joint obligors or joint tort-feasors, and the same has not […]