Legal Opinion
Modrall v. Sawyer
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 22, 1974No. 44994PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
297 So.2d 562 (1974)
John MODRALL, Petitioner,
v.
Frank SAWYER, Respondent.
No. 44994.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 22, 1974.
Rehearing Denied July 15, 1974.
Certiorari denied. 286 So.2d 610.
ADKINS, C.J., and ROBERTS, BOYD and DEKLE, JJ., concur.
2DissentErvin, J.
ERVIN, Judge (dissenting):
This is another of the cases coming before us where sovereignty areas in navigable waters inuring to all the people are entitled to protection by the courts from private seizure.
We have for consideration a petition for writ of certiorari to review the decision of the District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, in the case of Sawyer…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Ellis v. GerbingSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Martin v. BuschSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- Thiesen v. Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1917
- Ferry Pass Inspectors' & Shippers' Ass'n v. Whites River Inspectors' & Shippers' Ass'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
- Pembroke Pembroke v. Peninsular Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
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4Cited by10 opinions
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- Askew v. SonsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- BD OF TRUSTEES, ETC. v. Paradise Fruit Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Coastal Petroleum Co. v. American CyanamidDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
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