Gables Construction v. Red Coats

Gables Construction, Inc. v. Red Coats, Inc., et al., No. 23, September Term, 2019, Opinion by Booth, J. RIGHT OF CONTRIBUTION; JOINT TORT-FEASOR LIABILITY—For a statutory claim of contribution under the Maryland Uniform Contribution Among Joint Tort-Feasors Act (“UCATA”), Md. Code (1974, 2013 Repl. Vol., 2019 Cum. Supp.), Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (“CJ”) § 3-1401, et. seq. parties must be joint tortfeasors. Under our decades of jurisprudence interpreting the UCATA, a joint tortfeasor must be “liable in tort” to the injured party. “Liable in tort” requires legal responsibility…