{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-7-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-7-12","heading":"Liability of one joint tort-feasor not affected by release to, or accord and satisfaction with, another.","body":"A release to, or an accord and satisfaction with, one or more joint trespassers, or tort-feasors, shall not inure to the benefit of another such trespasser, or tort-feasor, and shall be no bar to an action or suit against such other joint trespasser, or tort-feasor, for the same cause of action to which the release or accord and satisfaction relates.","path":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 7. ACTIONS FOR INJURIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-7-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:56Z","sha256":"9c9b22edad31ed0dc2e249328cb91c590de1bded546f60a97c297cd71eee19eb","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-7-11a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-7-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}