American Motorcycle Ass'n v. Superior Court
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| 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]
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