Hillside Mem. Park and Mortuary v. Golden State Water Co.

In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying appellant’s motion to amend a judgment imposing a “physical solution” on a groundwater basin, judgment is reversed where although the court had jurisdiction to consider the motion, it erred in denying the motion without an evidentiary because under California’s constitutional approach to water law, if the parties could not agree on a resolution of the issue presented in the motion to amend the judgment, the trial court had a duty to admit evidence, and if necessary, suggest a physical solution for use of dewatered acreage.