Clement v. Watson
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Dade County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
— An action was brought by Waldo P. Clement to recover damages for an alleged ¿ssanit *111upon him by Thomas E. Watson in excluding him from fishing privileges in waters on lands owned by Mrs. Watson that are affected by the ebb and flow of the ocean tides, in Dade County, Florida. The court refused to give instructions requested by the plaintiff upon the theory that in water subject to the daily ebb and flow of the ocean tides, the defendant could have no private or exclusive ownership, and could have no control to regulate fishing thereon. A verdict for the defendant was directed by the court…
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