Legal Opinion
Raughley v. Delaware Coach Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided September 5, 1952No. 319PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAKEY, J.:
The present dispute involves the Uniform Contribution among Tortfeasors Act, adopted in Delaware in 1949 as Chapter 151 Volume 47, Laws of Delaware 259. This act changed the common law by creating a right of contribution among joint tortfeasors. DiStefano v. Lamborn,7 Terry 195, 81 A. 2d 675. Sections 4 and 5 deal with the subject of releases in the following words:
“Section 4. Release; Effect on Injured Person’s Claim:
—A release by the injured person of one joint tortfeasor, whether before or after judgment, does not discharge the other tortfeasor unless the release so provides; but…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smith v. Red Top Taxicab Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
- Distefano v. LambornSuperior Court of Delaware · 1951
- Balick v. Philadelphia Dairy Products ComPany, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1932
3Cited by22 opinions
- Adams v. JankouskasSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Chrysler Corp. v. TodorovichWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Swigert v. WelkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Daugherty v. HershbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Martinez v. LopezCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
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