Clement v. State Reclamation Board

In an action in inverse condemnation under article I, section 14 of the California Constitution,† plaintiff alleged that his farm land had been damaged by defendants’ construction and maintenance of a flood control project on the east bank of the Sacramento River north of the city of Colusa. The complaint was in two counts. The first alleged a taking or damaging of private property for a public use. The second alleged that the damage to the property resulted from the negligent maintenance of the project. Motions for nonsuit were granted to the individual members of the State Reclamation…