Mancino v. Santa Clara County Flood Control & Water District

In an action for “Trespass and Inverse Condemnation” against Santa Clara County Flood Control and Water District (District) and others, plaintiff Melina Mancino appeals from a judgment, based on a jury verdict, in her favor and against the District. Judgment was entered in favor of the remaining defendants who are not parties to this appeal.

The subject of the action was the construction by the District, through a contractor, of a storm drainage system which, in part, ran along Emory Street in the City of San Jose (City). Its construction and operation by the District had been expressly…