Legal Opinion
Sacramento & San Joaquin Drainage District v. Truslow
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 25, 1954No. Civ. No. 8226PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Dyke, P. J.
Basically, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Drainage District was created and is operated for the purpose of carrying out a general flood control project for the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries. The waters discharged into these streams at flood times are far in excess of the carrying capacity of the river channels. In the Sacramento Valley, to supplement this carrying capacity, lands have been set aside as by-passes in which the excess waters may be carried. The Yolo By-Pass is a part of this system. It takes water from the Sacramento River, carries it down westerly of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Pasadena v. PorterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927
- Hershey v. ColeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
- City of Vallejo v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
- Los Angeles Trust & Savings Bank v. BortensteinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1920
- Matter of the Petition of DillmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Costa Mesa Union Sch. Dist. of Orange Cty. v. SEC. First Nat'l BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
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