2015 New York Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law & Rules
Article 14 - (Civil Practice Law & Rules) CONTRIBUTION
1402 - Amount of contribution.

NY CPLR § 1402 (2015) What's This?

1402. Amount of contribution. The amount of contribution to which a person is entitled shall be the excess paid by him over and above his equitable share of the judgment recovered by the injured party; but no person shall be required to contribute an amount greater than his equitable share. The equitable shares shall be determined in accordance with the relative culpability of each person liable for contribution.


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