Akins v. State of California

Opinion

SIMS, Acting P. J.

— Defendants State of California, Reclamation District 1000 (RD 1000), and American River Flood Control District (ARFCD) appeal from a judgment, following a bench trial, finding defendants liable for inverse condemnation claims of 25 plaintiffs whose personal and real property were damaged by flooding during heavy storms in February 1986.

Except for plaintiffs whose properties were located in an area known as Strawberry Manor, plaintiffs’ properties were damaged when flood control works that were designed to protect lower lying lands created a hydraulic dam and…