State v. Black River Phosphate Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for Clay county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court. STATEMENT.
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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for Clay county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court. STATEMENT. The act of June 7th, 1887, referred to in the opinions, grants to H. S. Greeno and others and such other persons as may associate with them, the right to dig and remove, for twenty five years, from the beds of the navigable waters within the jurisdiction of the State, the phosphate rocks and phosphatic deposits: Provided, That the persons named and other associates shall not in any way interfere with the free navigation of the navigable streams and waters of the State, or…
1Opinion of the Court
Raxky, C. J. :
The appellee, the Black River Phosphate Company, a body corporate under our laws, has been taking-phosphate from the bed of Black creek, or, as it is also called, Black river,. The company claims to be the owner of lands extending .to the water of that stream, which is both tidal and navigable in fact, and founds its claim of title to, or right of property in, such phosphate, as against the State, upon such riparian ownership and the act of December 27th, 1856, entitled, “An act to benefit commerce,” and commonly known as “The riparian act of 1856” (Sections 454, 455 Revised…
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