Levine v. City of Los Angeles

Opinion

THOMPSON, J.

The case at bench raises the issue of the applicability of the doctrine of comparative negligence enunciated in Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) 13 Cal.3d 804 [119 Cal.Rptr. 858, 532 P.2d 1226] to government tort liability. We conclude that the Li rule is applicable so that a plaintiff’s contributory negligence is not a total bar to his recovery in a suit under the Tort Claims Act. We conclude also that city’s other contentions on appeal lack substance and discuss them in the appendix to this opinion to avoid distraction from the portion which merits publication.

Facts

Woodley…