State ex rel. Ellis v. Gerbing
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Nassau County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
Stated briefly this is a quo warranto proceeding brought in the Circuit Court for Nassau County by the Attorney General to ascertain by what warrant or authority Gustav Gerbing has marked and *606staked off certain portions of the bed of Amelia river, a navigable stream in Nassau county, Florida, and claims and usurps the exclusive right to the use, benefit and enjoyment of, natural or maternal oyster beds upon the designated land below high water mark and extending to the channel of said navigable river.
By answer the respondent denies that he has staked off a portion of the bed of Amelia River…
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