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Belair analysis in California

6 California opinions name it 2 courts 1989–2014 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by California courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Locklin v. City of Lafayettegreen
cal · 1994 · cited in 4 California opinions naming this issue, 1997–2014
2 sentences

2014(Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 565 .) The Supreme Court has since followed the Belair rule of reasonableness, refining its application in Locklin, supra, 7 Cal.4th 327 , and Bunch, supra, 15 Cal.4th 432 .

2014(Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 565 .) The Supreme Court has since followed the Belair rule of reasonableness, refining its application in Locklin, supra, 7 Cal.4th 327 , and Bunch, supra, 15 Cal.4th 432 .

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Bunch v. Coachella Valley Water Districtgreen
calctapp · 1989 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1997–1997
2 sentences

1997(Bunch v. Coachella Valley Water Dist. (1989) 214 Cal.App.3d 203, 216-217 [ 262 Cal.Rptr. 513 ] (Bunch I).) Bunch I opined that Belair's analysis applied to all cases involving unintentional water runoff, whether they involved facilities designed to keep water within its natural course or designed to divert water safely away from a potentially dangerous natural flow.

1997(Bunch v. Coachella Valley Water Dist. (1989) 214 Cal.App.3d 203, 216-217 [ 262 Cal.Rptr. 513 ] (Bunch I).) Bunch I opined that Belair's analysis applied to all cases involving unintentional water runoff, whether they involved facilities designed to keep water within its natural course or designed to divert water safely away from a potentially dangerous natural flow.

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Souza v. Silver Development Co.green
calctapp · 1985 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1989–1989
2 sentences

1989Belair holds that establishing the existence of substantial causation requires a showing that the flood control facility in question failed to function within its design capacity or otherwise as intended and that such failure bore “ ‘ “a substantial cause-and-effect relationship excluding the probability that other forces alone produced the injury” [citations]’ ” to the damages suffered by the property owners. ( Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at pp. 559-562, quoting from Souza v. Silver Development Co. (1985) 164 Cal.App.3d 165, 171 [ 210 Cal.Rptr. 146 ].) 4 Under the Belair analysis, establishing t

1989Belair holds that establishing the existence of substantial causation requires a showing that the flood control facility in question failed to function within its design capacity or otherwise as intended and that such failure bore “ ‘ “a substantial cause-and-effect relationship excluding the probability that other forces alone produced the injury” [citations]’ ” to the damages suffered by the property owners. ( Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at pp. 559-562, quoting from Souza v. Silver Development Co. (1985) 164 Cal.App.3d 165, 171 [ 210 Cal.Rptr. 146 ].) 4 Under the Belair analysis, establishing t

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Keys v. Romleygreen
cal · 1966 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1989–1989
2 sentences

1989(See Keys v. Romley (1966) 64 Cal.2d 396, 409-410 [ 50 Cal.Rptr. 273 , 412 P.2d 529 ].)” (Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 566 .) 5 Quoting favorably from a seminal law review treatise on the subject of inverse condemnation, Belair cautioned that “[Reasonableness, in this context, is not entirely a matter of negligence, but represents a balancing of public need against the gravity of private harm.” (Belair, 47 Cal.3d at pp. 565-566, quoting from Van Alstyne, Inverse Condemnation: Unintended Physical Damage (1969) 20 Hastings L.J. 431 , at p.455.) On its face, the Belair opinion applies to the si

1989(See Keys v. Romley (1966) 64 Cal.2d 396, 409-410 [ 50 Cal.Rptr. 273 , 412 P.2d 529 ].)” (Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 566 .) 5 Quoting favorably from a seminal law review treatise on the subject of inverse condemnation, Belair cautioned that “[Reasonableness, in this context, is not entirely a matter of negligence, but represents a balancing of public need against the gravity of private harm.” (Belair, 47 Cal.3d at pp. 565-566, quoting from Van Alstyne, Inverse Condemnation: Unintended Physical Damage (1969) 20 Hastings L.J. 431 , at p.455.) On its face, the Belair opinion applies to the si

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in California. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Belair v. Riverside County Flood Control District green
cal · 1988
2 sentences

2014(Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 565 .) The Supreme Court has since followed the Belair rule of reasonableness, refining its application in Locklin, supra, 7 Cal.4th 327 , and Bunch, supra, 15 Cal.4th 432 .

2014(Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 565 .) The Supreme Court has since followed the Belair rule of reasonableness, refining its application in Locklin, supra, 7 Cal.4th 327 , and Bunch, supra, 15 Cal.4th 432 .

31989–2014
Bunch v. Coachella Valley Water District green
cal · 1997
2 sentences

2014(Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 565 .) The Supreme Court has since followed the Belair rule of reasonableness, refining its application in Locklin, supra, 7 Cal.4th 327 , and Bunch, supra, 15 Cal.4th 432 .

2014(Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 565 .) The Supreme Court has since followed the Belair rule of reasonableness, refining its application in Locklin, supra, 7 Cal.4th 327 , and Bunch, supra, 15 Cal.4th 432 .

31998–2014
Yee v. City of Sausalito green
calctapp · 1983
2 sentences

2014(Id. at p. 447.) However, the Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeal, which opined that Belair's rule of reasonableness “applied to all cases involving unintentional water runoff, whether they involved facilities designed to keep water within its natural course or designed to divert water safely away from a potentially dangerous natural flow.” (Bunch, supra, at p. 439 .) Plaintiffs cite two cases, Yee v. City of Sausalito (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 917 [ 190 Cal.Rptr. 595 ] and Marin v. City of San Rafael (1980) 111 Cal.App.3d 591 [ 168 Cal.Rptr. 750 ], that they claim are “factually analogo

2014(Id. at p. 447.) However, the Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeal, which opined that Belair's rule of reasonableness “applied to all cases involving unintentional water runoff, whether they involved facilities designed to keep water within its natural course or designed to divert water safely away from a potentially dangerous natural flow.” (Bunch, supra, at p. 439 .) Plaintiffs cite two cases, Yee v. City of Sausalito (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 917 [ 190 Cal.Rptr. 595 ] and Marin v. City of San Rafael (1980) 111 Cal.App.3d 591 [ 168 Cal.Rptr. 750 ], that they claim are “factually analogo

12014–2014
Marin v. City of San Rafael green
calctapp · 1980
2 sentences

2014(Id. at p. 447.) However, the Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeal, which opined that Belair's rule of reasonableness “applied to all cases involving unintentional water runoff, whether they involved facilities designed to keep water within its natural course or designed to divert water safely away from a potentially dangerous natural flow.” (Bunch, supra, at p. 439 .) Plaintiffs cite two cases, Yee v. City of Sausalito (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 917 [ 190 Cal.Rptr. 595 ] and Marin v. City of San Rafael (1980) 111 Cal.App.3d 591 [ 168 Cal.Rptr. 750 ], that they claim are “factually analogo

2014(Id. at p. 447.) However, the Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeal, which opined that Belair's rule of reasonableness “applied to all cases involving unintentional water runoff, whether they involved facilities designed to keep water within its natural course or designed to divert water safely away from a potentially dangerous natural flow.” (Bunch, supra, at p. 439 .) Plaintiffs cite two cases, Yee v. City of Sausalito (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 917 [ 190 Cal.Rptr. 595 ] and Marin v. City of San Rafael (1980) 111 Cal.App.3d 591 [ 168 Cal.Rptr. 750 ], that they claim are “factually analogo

12014–2014
Holtz v. Superior Court green
cal · 1970
1 sentence

1997The court doubted whether unintended property damage caused by diversion of water “would elevate the test of inverse condemnation liability to absolute liability, rather than a reasonableness standard.” (Belair, supra, 47 Cal.3d at p. 567 .) Belair emphasized that in all flood control cases, “. . . the purposes of the Constitution, rather than the rules ‘emanating from the complex and unique province of water law,’ must fix the extent of a public entity’s responsibility. [Citation.]” (Id. at p. 567, quoting Holtz, supra, 3 Cal.3d at p. 306 .) Thus, under Belair’s analysis, to establish whether

11997–1997

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