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Davis v. East Contra Costa Irrigation District

California Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 1941No. S. F. 16586PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDMONDS, J. —

The appellants sued to recover compensation for the damage to land owned by them which, they alleged, was caused by the seepage or overflow of water from the canals of the East Contra Costa Irrigation District. They have appealed from a judgment which followed an order sustaining the district’s demurrer to their third amended complaint without leave to amend.

The principal point presented by the demurrer is that the appellants failed to allege the filing of a verified claim for damages as required by section 2 of the Irrigation District Liability Law of 1935 (Stats. 1935, p. 2250;…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Powers Farms, Inc. v. Consolidated Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Veterans' Welfare Board v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
  2. Dorow v. Santa Clara County Flood Control DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  3. Bradshaw v. Glenn-Colusa Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
  4. Fisher v. Palo Verde Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
  5. Chase v. HinenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1970

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