Legal Opinion
Candelaria v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 1988No. 10,680PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Arturo Candelaria, filed suit against the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (District) for property damages arising out of a flood which occurred when the District’s irrigation ditches broke. The District filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, alleging immunity under the Tort Claims Act. The trial court denied the motion and certified for interlocutory appeal the question of governmental immunity and a question regarding the jurisdiction of the district court over the subject matter involved in the action.
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