For the purpose of this act 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. A master and servant or principal and agent shall be considered a single tortfeasor.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:53A-1
Joint tortfeasors; single tortfeasor
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union (1981)
Most recently applied in Agere Systems, Inc. v. Advanced Environmental Technology Corp. (May 2008)
L.1952, c. 335, p. 1075, s. 1.
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