Legal Opinion
City of Madera v. Madera Canal & Irrigation Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1911No. Sac. No. 1801PublishedCited by 5 opinions
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
The city of Madera commenced this action against the defendant to recover the sum of five hundred dollars, the cost of constructing a bridge across a ditch or canal of said defendant. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained and judgment entered in favor of the defendant. From this judgment plaintiff appeals.
The complaint shows that since March, 1907, the plaintiff has been a corporation of the sixth class; that the defendant, since 1888, has been a corporation organized under the laws of this state, and during all this time it has been the owner and in the possession of certain canals and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- State ex rel. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co. v. District CourtwSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- County of Fresno v. Fowler Switch Canal Co.California Supreme Court · 1886
3Cited by5 opinions
- Galiano v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1937
- Beckwith v. County of StanislausCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- Board of Directors Turlock Irr. Dist. v. City of CeresCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- South Yuba Water Co. v. City of AuburnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1911
- Smith v. DanforthSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1929