{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4533-b","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 4533-b","heading":"Proof of payment by joint tort-feasor","body":"Rule 4533-b. Proof of payment by joint tort-feasor. In an action for\npersonal injury, injury to property or for wrongful death, any proof as\nto payment by or settlement with another joint tort-feasor, or one\nclaimed to be a joint tort-feasor, offered by a defendant in mitigation\nof damages, shall be taken out of the hearing of the jury. The court\nshall deduct the proper amount, as determined pursuant to section 15-108\nof the general obligations law, from the award made by the jury.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 45. Evidence"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/4533-B","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"4792e87795255765488789793bd44c868217114faef9073df8425cfe11acbbc9","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4533-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4534"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}