Panama Ice & Fish Co. v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from Circuit Court, Bay County; D. J. Jones, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
Appellant and appellee claim conflicting rights in the use of submerged land lying between certain upland lots and a channel in St. Andrews Bay, a *421navigable bay of the sea or Gulf of Mexico lying south and west of said lots in Bay County, Florida.
Upon the admission of Florida into the Union, the State by virtue of its sovereignty became the owner of all lands under navigable waters within the State, including the shores or space between ordinary high and low water marks, such State ownership being for the benefit of the people of the State to be used for purposes of navigation, commerce,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Benoit v. BenoitSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- State ex rel. Ellis v. GerbingSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Broward v. MabrySupreme Court of Florida · 1909
- State v. Black River Phosphate Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1893
- Sullivan v. MorenoSupreme Court of Florida · 1882
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Brickell v. TrammelSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
- City of Miami v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Pembroke Pembroke v. Peninsular Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Duval Engineering and Contracting Co. v. SalesSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Holland v. Fort Pierce Financing & Construction Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1946
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