Legal Opinion
Robertson v. McCarte
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 21, 1982PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
A Superior Court judge allowed the defendants’ motion for dismissal pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b) (6), 365 Mass. 755 (1974), in an action in which the plaintiffs sought contribution for sums paid by them in settlement of claims arising from an automobile accident. The single issue presented is whether one of two or more joint tortfeasors who enters into a settlement with a claimant which releases all tortfeasors may recover contribution from the other wrongdoer(s) under G. L. c. 231B.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff Jerome L. Robertson was driving an automobile which struck a three…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Bishop v. KLEIN FULLERMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by19 opinions
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