Legal Opinion
Cardenas v. Turlock Irrigation District
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 12, 1968No. Civ. 901PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGargano, J.
Appellants initiated this wrongful death action to recover damages for the loss of their two minor sons. The cause was tried by the court, who found for the respondent. Appellants appeal from the adverse judgment.
Respondent, an irrigation district, organized and existing under the Irrigation District Law (division XI of the Water Code), owns and operates a network of canals for the transportation of water to its consumers. On June 25, 1963, appellants’ sons drowned in a branch which traverses a residential area in Modesto. This branch represents nine miles of the 250 miles of the district’s…
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