Legal Opinion
American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1978No. L.A. 30737PublishedCited by 522 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER, J.
Three years ago, 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], we concluded that the harsh and much criticized contributory negligence doctrine, which totally barred an injured person from recovering damages whenever his own negligence had contributed in any degree to the injury, should be replaced in this state by a rule of comparative negligence, under which an injured individual’s recovery is simply proportionately diminished, rather than completely eliminated, when he is partially responsible for the injury. In…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Summers v. TiceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
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