What is statutory immunity between a tortfeasor and a plaintiff on a third party claim for contribution?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 1751 v. Scott Management Ltd., 2010 BCCA 192 (CanLII):
This Court recently expressed a similar view on the effect of statutory immunity between a tortfeasor and a plaintiff on a third party claim for contribution in British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited, 2009 BCCA 540, 313 D.L.R. (4th) 651 at paras. 33 and 66.
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