How much is a joint tortfeasor entitled to recover from a plaintiff who was injured in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from May v. Miller, 228 Cal.App.3d 404, 278 Cal.Rptr. 341 (Cal. App. 1991):
The amount of the compensation paid to an injured victim by one joint tortfeasor is deducted from the award obtained from another. (See Laurenzi v. Vranizan (1945) 25 Cal.2d 806, 155 P.2d 633.) The court did not err in finding May sought a double recovery for his injury.
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