Legal Opinion
Hardee Trustees v. Horton
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 3, 1925PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Statement.
By treaty of February 22, 1819, Spain ceded “to the United States in full property and sovereignty, all the territories * * * known by the name of East and West Florida,” with an expressed provision that all the grants of land made by Spain before January 24, 1818, in said territories shall be ratified and confirmed to the persons in possession of the lands. State ex rel. Ellis v. Gerbing, 56 Fla. 603, 47 South. Rep. 353, 22 L. R. A. (N. S.) 337.
Under that treaty the United States acquired the ownership of all lands, including the swamp and overflowed lands in the area now…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Cooper v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Brickell v. TrammelSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
- State ex rel. Ellis v. GerbingSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Rogers Locomotive MacHine Works v. American Emigrant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Martin v. Dade Muck Land Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Martin v. BuschSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- Pembroke Pembroke v. Peninsular Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Rorick v. Board of Com'rs of Everglades Drainage Dist.District Court, N.D. Florida · 1932
- Saltzman v. AhernDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
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