{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-1402","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3–1402","heading":"","body":"(a) The right of contribution exists among joint tort-feasors.\n(b) A joint tort-feasor is not entitled to a money judgment for contribution until the joint tort-feasor has by payment discharged the common liability or has paid more than a pro rata share of the common liability.\n(c) A joint tort-feasor who enters into a settlement with the injured person is not entitled to recover contribution from another joint tort-feasor whose liability to the injured person is not extinguished by the settlement.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=3-1402","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"2da71e698f1069516393f3885a5c0fd266a0b004502a3366f379d8b3e27135d9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-1401.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}