Legal Opinion
Robert B. Rhoads, Jr., and Jane Drake Rhoads, His Wife v. Virginia-Florida Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1973No. 72-1130PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns erosion damage to the Florida residential beach-front property of plaintiffs, caused or substantially contributed to by the construction of a seawall for a beach-front high rise apartment complex. The property faces the Atlantic Ocean in the Golden Beach area of South Florida, at or near the intersection of the beach with the Dade-Broward county line. Defendants are the corporate lessee, builder, mortgage assignee and indenture trustees of the apartment complex. Plaintiffs are the owners of residential lots lying successively to the south of the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio v. May Spach, as Receiver for Ro-Ben, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
- Johnston v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- Benedict Pineapple Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Robert B. Rhoads, Jr., and Jane Drake Rhoads, His Wife v. Virginia-Florida CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1983
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