A release to, or an accord and satisfaction with, one or more joint trespassers, or tort-feasors, shall not inure to the benefit of another such trespasser, or tort-feasor, and shall be no bar to an action or suit against such other joint trespasser, or tort-feasor, for the same cause of action to which the release or accord and satisfaction relates.
W. Va. Code § 55-7-12
Liability of one joint tort-feasor not affected by release to, or accord and satisfaction with, another
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Findley v. Falise (1995)
Most recently applied in 216 W. Va. 175 - Strahin v. Cleavenger (July 2004)
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