Theobald v. Kenney's Suburban House, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Weintraub, C. J.

The trial court held that a claimant who received satisfaction of a judgment against one tortfeasor was thereby barred from suing a co-tortfeasor. Plain*205tiff appealed and we certified the cause before argument in the Appellate Division.

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This is the third appeal before us arising out of an accident which happened this way: A car driven by one Anderson went out of control and came to rest partly on plaintiff’s property and partly on the street. Angelos, a police officer of Delaware Township, responded to a call and parked the police car…