Title 10 · RI
Title 10Courts and Civil Procedure â Procedure in Particular Actions
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-6-5
Section: 10-6-5
Title 10Courts and Civil Procedure â Procedure in Particular Actions
Chapter 6Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-6-5
§ 10-6-5. Separate settlement with injured person.
A joint tortfeasor who enters into a settlement with the injured person is not entitled to recover contribution from another joint tortfeasor whose liability to the injured person is not extinguished by the settlement.
History of Section.P.L. 1940, ch. 940, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 10-6-5.