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Connecticut General Statutes Title 52. Civil Actions § 52-572e. Release of joint tortfeasor

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) For the purposes of this section the term “joint tortfeasors” means two or more persons jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property whether or not a judgment has been recovered against all or any of them.

(b) A release by the injured person, or his legal representative, of one joint tortfeasor does not discharge the other tortfeasors unless, and only to the extent, the release so provides.

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