Ohlquist v. Nordstrom

This action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff against the defendants as joint tort feasors. A judgment was rendered against both. The judgment was affirmed upon appeal. The defendant Hickman has paid the judgment and now seeks to recover judgment against the defendant Nordstrom for one-half of the judgment. He seeks to do this by means of a motion pursuant to the provisions of section 211-a of the Civil Practice Act which provides: “ Such recovery may be had in a separate [‘action; or where the parties have appeared in the original action, a judgment may…