Knight v. Jewett

Opinion

GEORGE, J.

In this case, and in the companion case of Ford v. Gouin, post, page 339 [11 Cal.Rptr.2d 30, 834 P.2d 724], we face the question of the *300proper application of the “assumption of risk” doctrine in light of this court’s adoption of comparative fault principles in Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) 13 Cal.3d 804 [119 Cal.Rptr. 858, 532 P.2d 1226, 78 A.L.R.3d 393], Although the Li decision itself addressed this issue, subsequent Court of Appeal decisions have differed in their interpretation of Li’s discussion of this point. We granted review to resolve the conflict among the Courts of…