TORTFEASOR

tortfeasor (tort-fee-z[schwa]r). One who commits a tort; a wrongdoer. concurrent tortfeasors. Two or more tortfeasors whose simultaneous actions cause injury to a third party. • Such tortfeasors are jointly and severally liable. [Cases: Negligence 421, 484; Torts 22. C.J.S. Negligence §§ 154–156, 198; Torts §§ 39–44.] consecutive tortfeasors. Two or more tortfeasors whose actions, while […]