{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-6-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-6-7","heading":"Effect of release of one tortfeasor on liability of others.","body":"(1) A release by the injured person of one 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.\n(2) A release by the injured person of one joint tortfeasor relieves that tortfeasor from liability to make contribution to another joint tortfeasor.","path":["Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions","Chapter 6 Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-6/10-6-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:05Z","sha256":"204743554bf96f8eb056cba809cee6f336b749a5e0a03eeb9d84f42f32f3f39b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-6-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-6-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}