Court Opinion

ID: 9791227
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 02:07:49.387006+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:37:34.975558
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Dore, J.
(dissenting)—I dissent. I would affirm the trial court. The plaintiff's percentage of fault should be applied against the total amount of damage which the jury determined the plaintiff sustained. From this figure should be deducted the plaintiff's pretrial settlement. By deducting the settlement amount first, the majority reduces the plaintiff's fault percentage below that found by the jury. I approve the trial court's procedure which reduces the plaintiff's damages in accordance with the plaintiff's role in causing the injury. Lemos v. Eichel, 83 Cal. App. 3d 110, 118-19, 147 Cal. Rptr. 603, 606-07 (1978).
Reconsideration denied January 19, 1981.
Review denied by Supreme Court April 8, 1981.