Legal Opinion
Green Reservoir Flood Control District v. Willmoth
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 28, 1971No. 2 CA-CIV 771PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATHAWAY, Judge.
The Willmoths sued to recover damages for the flooding of their property in September 1964, December 1965 and January 1966. The second amended complaint against Green Reservoir Flood Control District alleged negligence and strict liability as theories of recovery. Following a jury trial, the jury answered sixteen interrogatories and appellees were awarded a $60,000 judgment based upon the interrogatories.
Green’s Canal was built approximately sixty years ago extending through the land now owned by the Willmoths. The canal carried water from the Santa Cruz River and over a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation Dist. No. 1 v. WarfordArizona Supreme Court · 1949
- City of Tucson v. WondergemArizona Supreme Court · 1970
- Southern Pacific Co. v. ProebstelArizona Supreme Court · 1944
- Schlecht v. SchielArizona Supreme Court · 1953
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