Villarreal v. United States

INGRAHAM, District Judge.

Plaintiff herein seeks recovery against the United States for damages to real estate caused by flood waters of the Rio Grande during the month of October 1958. The action is brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. Sections 1346(b), 2671 et seq.

Plaintiff in his Original Complaint, as well as in his Amended Complaint, al leges in general terms negligence of the International Boundary and Water Commission, an agency of the United States, in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project, a part of which is…