Allbright Bros., Contractors, Inc., and for Use and Benefit of National Surety Corp. v. Hull-Dobbs Co.

Appellant, after payment of judgments entered against it as a tortfeasor in negligence cases in a state court in Arkansas, sued appellees for the use and benefit of its insurance company, to recover contributions from them as joint tortfeasors. Appellees moved to dismiss the case on the ground that appellant’s payment of the judgments did not release, or purport to release them from liability to the injured parties in the negligence case, and that, under the provisions of the Arkansas Joint Tort- feasor statute, which is here, admittedly, controlling, appellant is not entitled to a judgment…