Houser v. Witt

PRESIDING JUSTICE WEBBER

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal presents a question not heretofore answered by the reviewing courts concerning the right to contribution among tortfeasors under section 2 of “An Act in relation to contribution among joint tortfeasors” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 70, par. 302) (Contribution Act). By reason of the procedural mechanics below a brief explanation is necessary for an understanding of the alignment of the parties in this court.

On October 7, 1978, a collision occurred, on a roadway in Ford County between a van driven by Dennis Houser (Dennis) and…