42 Pa. C.S. § 8327 : Consolidated Statutes — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE — CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS — PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES — CONTRIBUTION AMONG TORT-FEASORS — Liability to make contribution as affected by release TEXT PDF A release by the injured person of one joint tort-feasor does not relieve him from liability to make contribution to another tort-feasor, unless the release is given before the right of the other tort-feasor to secure a money judgment for contribution has accrued and provides for a reduction to the extent of the pro rata share of the released tort-feasor of the injured person's damages recoverable against all the other tort-feasors. 42 Pa.C.S. § 8327 1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective 6/27/1978.