# American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior Court

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/american-motorcycle/

Supreme Court of California, 1978. 20 Cal.3d 578, pp. 583–584, 598.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

The court let people who shared blame seek a fair split of the loss from one another.

## Limits

Later laws changed some of these rules. Do not use this case alone to divide damages for pain or other nonfinancial harm.

## Opinion

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/20/578.html