Bridgehead Land Co. Ex Rel. River's Edge, Inc. v. Hale

Terrell, C. j.

In October, 1929, Bridgehead Land Company conveyed to the State of Florida for the use of the State Road Department a 100-foot easement across Government Lot One, Section 11, Township 44 South, Range 24 East, the said lands being on the north bank of and extending to the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County which was the northern boundary of Fort Myers.

In 1930-31, the State Road Department constructed the Tamiami Trail over this easement to the bank of the river and built what is known as Edison Bridge, one and one-quarter miles long spanning the river, the fill or approaches to…