Bishop v. Nussbaum

SHANNON, Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether there has been a common-law dedication of an alley which runs along the rear of the residences of the parties, the chancellor having found that there was.

The following definition of a common-law dedication is found in 10 Fla.Jur., Dedication, § 1:

“A common-law dedication is a set- ' ting apart of land for public use. It is the appropriation of land by the owner thereof to the use of the public and the adoption thereof by the public. In order to constitute a dedication there must be (1) an intention, on the part of the proprietor…