Legal Opinion
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District
California Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 1977No. S.F. 23422PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CLARK, J.
Plaintiffs and intervener appeal from judgment of dismissal following the court’s sustaining defendants’ demurrers without leave to amend. We affirm the judgment. •
Plaintiffs, three corporations and three individuals, are residents of an area served by defendant East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), a governmental agency. Intervener is the County of Sacramento.
Plaintiffs’ Complaint
We first summarize the allegations of plaintiffs’ complaint. Delivering water to approximately 1,100,000 persons in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, EBMUD possesses water rights to 325…
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