Hancock v. Piper

LILES, Chief Judge.

On September 22, 1955, the appellees plaintiffs in the trial court, received a letter from the Honorable Ed Scott, Clerk of the Court in and for Collier County, advising appellees that the County intended to construct State Road No. S-846 in Collier County. Contained in this letter was a request for the plaintiffs to convey to the County a 100 foot right-of-way through their property for the purpose of constructing an 80 foot shallow canal beside the the proposed road. Quoting from the letter, Mr. Scott stated:

“The plans call for the construction of an 80' shallow canal,…