City of Keizer v. Lake Labish Water Control District

Plaintiff, the City of Keizer (city), initiated this action for inverse condemnation against defendant, the Lake Labish Water Control District (district), alleging that the district flooded dty property, causing damage. The district moved to dismiss on the ground that the law does not permit one governmental entity to bring a claim for inverse condemnation against another governmental entity. The trial court agreed and dismissed the inverse condemnation claim. The city appeals, arguing that it is not precluded as a matter of law from bringing an inverse condemnation claim against the…