128 N.C. App. 668 - Brown v. Flowe’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “[A] release or a covenant not to sue... given in good faith to one of two or more persons liable in tort for the same injury or the same wrongful death: (1) ... reduces the claim against the others to the extent of any amount stipulated by the release or the covenant, or in the amount of the consideration paid for it, whichever is the greater; and, (2) It discharges the tort-feasor to whom it is given from all liability for contribution to any other tort-feasor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. Flowe

2. “(b) Other Actions. — In an action other than contract, the portion of money judgment designated by the fact finder as compensatory damages bears interest from the date the action is instituted until the judgment is satisfied. Interest on an award in an action other than contract shall be at the legal rate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. Flowe