Hayashi v. Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District

Plaintiffs brought this action against the defendant district and others setting forth two causes of action, one alleging negligence, and one purporting to set forth an action in the nature of inverse condemnation. The demurrer to the third amended complaint was sustained without leave to amend, and plaintiffs appeal.

The allegations of the complaint can be briefly summarized as follows: The plaintiffs own certain property in Alameda County upon which they operate their greenhouse and plant growing business. The defendant flood control district owns and operates Alameda Creek as part of its…