American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Supreme Court of California
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]

• California Tort Claims Act
• Law of California

• 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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