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JONES v. HURST

No. 1255, September Term, 1982.

54 Md. App. 607 (1983)

459 A.2d 219

BEVERLY M. JONES v. ZACHARY A. HURST.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided May 6, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted by Elijah E. Cummings for appellant.

Jeffrey B. Smith, with whom were Douglas B. Schoettinger and Smith, Somerville & Case on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before WILNER, GARRITY and ADKINS, JJ.

ADKINS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under the Uniform Contribution Among Tort-Feasors Act, (Code Art. 50, §§ 16-24), certain consequences ensue when an injured person releases one of several joint tort-feasors. One of those consequences may be a reduction in any judgment the injured person recovers against the remaining tort-feasor(s). Under § 19:

A release by the injured person of one...

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