viation ▁television ▁series <0x0A> </s> ▁Li ▁v . ▁Y ellow ▁Cab ▁Co ., ▁ 1 3 ▁Cal . 3 d ▁ 8 0 4 , ▁ 5 3 2 ▁P . 2 d ▁ 1 2 2 6 ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁simply ▁as ▁Li , ▁is ▁a ▁California ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁case ▁that ▁jud icial ly ▁emb rac ed ▁compar ative ▁neg lig ence ▁in ▁California ▁tort ▁law ▁and ▁rejected ▁strict ▁contrib ut ory ▁neg lig ence . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁case ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁traffic ▁accident ▁between ▁the ▁pla int iff ▁and ▁the ▁def endant ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁driving ▁neg lig ently . ▁The ▁pla int iff ▁( Li ) ▁had ▁attempted ▁to ▁cross ▁three ▁lan es ▁of ▁on coming ▁traffic ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁service ▁station ; ▁the ▁def endant ' s ▁( Y ellow ▁Cab ▁Co .) ▁driver ▁was ▁travel ing ▁at ▁an ▁excess ive ▁speed ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁a ▁yellow ▁light ▁just ▁before ▁striking ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁car . ▁The ▁doctrine ▁of ▁contrib ut ory ▁neg lig ence ▁in ▁California ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁would ▁have ▁prevent ed ▁any ▁recovery ▁to ▁Li . ▁ ▁Dec ision ▁The ▁California ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁recent ▁tr end ▁toward ▁compar ative ▁rather ▁than ▁contrib ut ory ▁neg lig ence , ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁re cons ider ▁the ▁state ' s ▁tort ▁law ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁unique ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁is