Joint tort-feasor liability
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From 225 U.S. 111 - Bigelow v. Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co. · 1912Most cited · 721 citing opinions
There is no privity between joint wrongdoers, because all are jointly and severally liable. ... There is no right of contribution between joint wrongdoers, where they are in pari delicto with each other. They are equally culpable, and the wrong complained of results from their joint effort.