For the purpose of this part 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 judgment has been recovered against all or some of them.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-11
Joint tortfeasors defined
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union (1981)
Most recently applied in Estate of Powell Ex Rel. Powell v. Montange (May 2009)
L 1941, c 24, §1; RL 1945, §10487; RL 1955, §246-10; HRS §663-11
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