What is the test for joint tort feasors in a claim for negligence?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Greco v. Chancellor Management Inc., 2008 ABPC 384 (CanLII):

The Grecos put forward the case of the City of Vancouver v. Rhodes 1955 1 D.L.R., B.C.S.C. (hereinafter Rhodes), standing for the proposition that an employer and an employee can be joint tort feasors in a claim for negligence.

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