BARNHILL, Justice.
Defendant Cooper was entitled, if at all, to have the additional defendants made parties defendant under the statute which permits contribution between joint tortfeasors, G.S. § 1-240.
At common law no right of action for contribution existed between or among joint tort-feasors. The question could not be raised either by independent suit, after judgment had been rendered against one of the joint tort-feasors, or in the original action...
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