{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8324","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 8324","heading":"Right of contribution.","body":"(a) General rule.--The right of contribution exists among joint tort-feasors.\n(b) Payment required.--A joint tort-feasor is not entitled to a money judgment for contribution until he has by payment discharged the common liability or has paid more than his pro rata share thereof.\n(c) Effect of settlement.--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":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 83 PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES","SUBCHAPTER B CONTRIBUTION AMONG TORT-FEASORS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=83\u0026sctn=24\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"7539c9452c201f8d846554d84f20e59bdb9cb867f5d8621ce386de0253570a92","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8323","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}