Legal Opinion
Kelsey v. Lake Childs Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 5, 1927PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Rights which have been acquired under government survey cannot be affected or interfered with by a subsequent survey; but until some rights to a specific tract of land have been acquired under a survey, a corrected survey can be made and substituted therefor. 32 Cyc. 805; In re Scott (Cal.), 156 Pac. 872; Cragin v. Powell, 128 U. S. 691, 32 L. Ed. 566; Hickman v. Jones, 183 N. W. 980; U. S. v. State Investment Co., 264 U. S. 206, 68 L. Ed. 639.
Original actual surveys of public lands by the United States government, on the faith of which property rights have been acquired, control over surveys…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Cragin v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Wisconsin Central Railroad v. Price CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Witherspoon v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Hastings & Dakota Railroad v. WhitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. DunmeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Lopez v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
- Calder v. Hillsboro Land CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Dean Ex Rel. v. KaneSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
- TRUSTEES OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT FUND OF STATE OF FLORIDA v. ToffelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
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