​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Joint Tortfeasors


Joint tortfeasors are two or more individuals whose combined wrongful actions, carried out in pursuit of a common plan or design, result in a single injury to another person. Their liability arises because they acted together, not merely at the same time.


For example, if multiple individuals jointly engage in negligent or harmful conduct that produces one indivisible harm, they are considered joint tortfeasors. This differs from concurrent tortfeasors, who may independently cause the same damage without acting together.


The law allows the injured party to pursue any or all joint tortfeasors for the full amount of the loss. This ensures that the claimant is fully compensated even if one or more of the wrongdoers cannot pay. A tortfeasor who pays more than their share may later seek contribution from others who were also responsible.