Legal Opinion
Galli v. State of California
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 13, 1979No. Civ. 17809PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REGAN, J.
This case arose from the 1972 massive flooding of Bran-nan-Andrus Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta (commonly known as the Isleton flood), resulting from failure of a levee on the San Joaquin River.
Liability Disposition of the Case in Trial Court
A class action was filed against the State of California (state), the Brannan-Andrus Levee Maintenance District, and the County of Sacramento (county). Plaintiffs are approximately 650 individuals, corporations and other legal entities whose properties were allegedly damaged by the flood waters.
The case was tried before a jury…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Muskopf v. Corning Hospital DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Williams v. HorvathCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Rivera v. City of FresnoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Frustuck v. City of FairfaxCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- People Ex Rel. Chapman v. Sacramento Drainage Dist.California Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Arreola v. County of MontereyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
- Shelton v. City of WestminsterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Lewis v. Seventeenth District Agricultural Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- Shields v. County of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Keyes v. Santa Clara Valley Water Dist.California Court of Appeal · 1982
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