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CASTILLO Vda PERDOMO v. ROGER CONST. CO.

Civ. A. Nos. 71-1877, 71-1878.

418 F.Supp. 529 (1976)

Ana Luisa CASTILLO Vda PERDOMO, and Isabel Castillo Bello, Administratrices, Inheritors and Surviving next of kin of the Estates of Dr. Romulo Terrero, Deceased and Hilda Castillo Vda Terrero, Deceased and Edward R. Murphy, Administrator of the Estates of Dr. Romulo Terrero, Deceased and Hilda Castillo Vda Terrero, Deceased v. ROGER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al. Romelia Aldrey DeSANZ, Administratrix of the Estates of Iris Romelia O'Brien DeTerrero, Romulo Antonio Terrero O'Brien and Iris Margarita Terrero O'Brien, Deceased, and Romelia Aldrey DeSanz, in her capacity as sole inheritor and surviving next of kin of Iris Romelia O'Brien DeTerrero, Romulo Antonio Terrero O'Brien and Iris Margarita O'Brien, Deceased v. ROGER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

August 5, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Ryan, Philadelphia, Pa., for cross-claimants.

Thomas Byrne, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants on the crossclaim.

OPINION

EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.

I. Preliminary Statement

This case raises an important question of construction of the Uniform Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act ("Act"),1 apparently one of first impression. Succinctly stated, the question is whether an alleged joint tortfeasor who is the first to settle with the plaintiff and takes in return a joint...

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