New Jersey Statutes
§ 2A:53A-1 — Joint tortfeasors; single tortfeasor
New Jersey § 2A:53A-1
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:53A-1 (2026).
Text
For the purpose of this act the term "joint tortfeasors" means two or more persons jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property, whether or not judgment has been recovered against all or some of them. A master and servant or principal and agent shall be considered a single tortfeasor. L.1952, c. 335, p. 1075, s. 1.
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§ 2A:53A-1
Joint tortfeasors; single tortfeasor§ 2A:53A-10
Remedial legislation; liberal construction§ 2A:53A-11
Severability§ 2A:53A-14
Legislative findings§ 2A:53A-17.1
Liability of parent or guardian.§ 2A:53A-18
Bar to judgment§ 2A:53A-19
Scope§ 2A:53A-2
Right of contribution§ 2A:53A-20
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 2A:53A-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2A/2A%3A53A-1.