Knight v. Jewett
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Knight v. Jewett, 3 Cal. 4th 296 (1992), was a case decided by the California Supreme Court, ruling that the comparative negligence scheme adopted in Li v. Yellow Cab Co. of California did not eliminate the defense of assumption of risk in an action for negligence.[1]
Quick Facts Knight v. Jewett, Decided August 24, 1992 ...
Knight v. Jewett | |
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Decided August 24, 1992 | |
Full case name | Kendra Knight v. Michael Jewett |
Citation(s) | 3 Cal.4th 296 (1992) 834 P.2d 696 (1992) 11 Cal.Rptr.2d 2 |
Case history | |
Prior history | 275 Cal.Rptr. 292 (1990) (affirmed) |
Holding | |
Assumption of risk is still a defense to liability even under a comparative negligence scheme. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Malcolm M. Lucas |
Associate Justices | Edward A. Panelli, Joyce L. Kennard, Stanley Mosk, Armand Arabian, Ronald M. George, Marvin R. Baxter |
Case opinions | |
Plurality | George, joined by Lucas, Arabian |
Concur/dissent | Mosk |
Concur/dissent | Panelli, joined by Baxter |
Dissent | Kennard |
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