joint tortfeasors

In legal terms, they are joint tortfeasors.

Instigators and accomplices are deemed to be joint tortfeasors.

On appeal the defendants argued that they were not joint tortfeasors because they were not acting in concert.

The Act of 1978 extends the potential for contribution beyond joint tortfeasors to joint contractors, joint trustees and others who are liable in respect of the same damage.

It is evident that the third defendant and the third party are not, on any view of the case, joint contractors or joint tortfeasors or in a relationship where contribution is available under equitable principles.

The firm traces its origin to 1963, and has litigated the landmark cases of Sirota v. Solitron Devices, Inc. (holding that there is an implied right of contribution among joint tortfeasors) and Escott v. BarChris Const.

He pointed out that the Act of 1978 replaced section 6 of the Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935 which created a right of contribution between joint tortfeasors: 'Where damage is suffered by any person as a result of a tort (whether a crime or not).