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2012 Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 5 - Civil Procedure Generally
Chapter 61 - Parties
Subchapter 2 - -- Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act
§ 16-61-204 - Release -- Effect on injured person's claim.


AR Code § 16-61-204 (2012) What's This?

A release by the injured person of one (1) joint tortfeasor, whether before or after judgment, does not discharge the other tortfeasors unless the release so provides; but reduces the claim against the other tortfeasors in the amount of the consideration paid for the release, or in any amount or proportion by which the release provides that the total claim shall be reduced, if greater than the consideration paid.

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