Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency v. Dhaliwal CA3

Opinion

BLEASE, Acting P. J.

In this eminent domain proceeding, plaintiff Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) acquired a fee simple interest in, a roadway easement over, and a temporary construction easement over a portion of defendant Ranjit S. Dhaliwal’s roughly 131-acre property in the Natomas Basin for use in connection with the Natomas Levee Improvement Program. The jury awarded Dhaliwal $178,703 for the property taken and $29,100 in severance damages. Brinderjit S. Dhaliwal and Gurdeep S. Dhaliwal, as co-executors of Dhaliwal’s estate, appeal.

Dhaliwal does not contest SAFCA’s…