Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 3 > Subtitle 14 – Maryland Uniform Contribution Among Joint Tort-Feasors Act


§ 3-1401	Definitions
§ 3-1402	Right of contribution
§ 3-1403	Judgment against one tort-feasor
§ 3-1404	Effect of release on injured person’s claim
§ 3-1405	Effect of release on right of contribution
§ 3-1406	Indemnity
§ 3-1407	Uniformity of interpretation
§ 3-1408	Short title
§ 3-1409	Severability

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Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.