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BARTHOLOMEW v. BARTHOLOMEW

Record No. 850462.

353 S.E.2d 752 (1987)

Jordan Vance BARTHOLOMEW, a minor, etc. v. Constance K. BARTHOLOMEW.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Mains, Jr., Alexandria, for appellant.

Randall M. Starrett, II, Fairfax (Bromley, Brown & Walsh, Rockville, Md., on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

COMPTON, Justice.

This is another case dealing with the retroactive application of Code § 8.01-35.1, the covenant-not-to-sue statute enacted in 1979.

Prior to 1979, Virginia followed the strict common-law rule that the release of one joint wrongdoer released all joint tort-feasors. Wright v. Orlowski, 218 Va. 115, 120, 235 S.E.2d 349, 352 (1977). Additionally, it should be remembered that there may be contribution...

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