American Motorcycle Ass'n v. Superior Court
American legal case decided by California's Supreme Court in 1978
American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County | |
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Decided February 9,, 1978 | |
Full case name | American Motorcycle Association, Petitioner, v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Viking Motorcycle Club et al., |
Citation(s) | 20 Cal. 3d 578, 578 P.2d 899, 146 Cal. Rptr. 182 |
Holding | |
The court issued a peremptory writ of mandate and directed the trial court to vacate its order | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Mathew Tobriner |
Associate Justices | Rose Elizabeth Bird, Stanley Mosk, Frank K. Richardson, Wiley W. Manuel,Raymond L. Sullivan, William Patrick Clark Jr. |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Mathew Tobriner, joined by Mathew Tobriner, Rose Elizabeth Bird, Stanley Mosk, Frank K. Richardson |
Concurrence | Wiley W. Manuel,Raymond L. Sullivan |
Dissent | William Patrick Clark Jr. |
American Motorcycle Association v. Superior Court, 20 Cal. 3d 578 (1978), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of California that first adopted a comparative fault regime for apportionment of liability among multiple tortfeasors for negligence in California.[1]
See also
- California Tort Claims Act
- Law of California
References
- ^ Audio and summary of opinion at Audio Case Files
External links
- Text of American Motorcycle Ass'n v. Superior Court, 578 P.2d 899 (Cal. 1978) is available from: CourtListener Google Scholar Justia
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Assault & Battery | |
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Abuse of process | |
intentional infliction of emotional distress | |
Trespass to land & Trespass to chattels | |
Conversion | |
Privacy, Publicity rights | |
Tortious interference | |
Defamation |
Duty of care | |
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Medical malpractice | |
Wrongful death, Loss of consortium | |
Common employment | |
Public Authority, Fireman's rule, Negligence per se | |
Causation | |
Negligent infliction of emotional distress |
Public | |
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Private |
Ultrahazardous activity | |
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Product liability |
Joint and several liability | |
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Comparative negligence |
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Punitive damages |
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