Legal Opinion
Solimini v. Thomas
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 17, 1997No. 2-97-0092PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Doyle
This appeal is from a trial court order that denied a contribution claim brought pursuant to the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Contribution Act) (740 ILCS 100/0.01 et seq. (West 1996)). The primary question raised in the appeal is whether a plaintiff and a tortfeasor in a personal injury case made a good-faith settlement that discharged the settling tortfeasor from liability for contribution to a nonsettling tortfeasor.
On September 29, 1994, Paula Solimini sought recovery for injuries she suffered in an automobile accident by filing a negligence action (Solimini’s case) against…
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