Thiesen v. Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway Co.

In an action to recover damages for filling in from the shore line towards the channel opposite plaintiff’s land upon the waters of Pensacola Bay in Esambia County, Florida, the court directed a verdict for the defendants and the plaintiff took writ of error to the final judgment for the defendants.

The statute under which the action is brought is as follows:

“643. An act entitled ‘An act to benefit commerce, approved December 27, 1856, and the grants therein made shall remain in force, which act is as follows:

“ ‘Whereas it is for the benefit of commerce that wharves be built and warehouses…