Legal Opinion

Florida Southern Railway Co. v. Brown

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1887PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for Alachua county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The Chibe-Justice delivered the opinion of the court:

The appellee brought suit in the county of Alachua against the Florida Southern Railway Co. for damage to real estate claimed by him in the city of Gainesville. The •declaration alleges that appellee is the owner and has been •for a long time in the possession of a lot of ground on *118which a livery stable abutting on West Main street and two other lots on said street, and that he is the owner of the land to the centre of said street. That the defendant company in 1881 constructed its railroad on and along said street without his consent^ by…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bissell v. . the New York Central R.R. CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
  2. Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R. v. HeiselMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
  3. Wager v. . Troy Union Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
  4. South Carolina Railroad v. SteinerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
  5. Garnett v. Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Halifax River Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1884

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Lovett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  2. Rogers v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2009
  3. Kroier v. KroierSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
  4. Smith v. HornSupreme Court of Florida · 1915
  5. Rogers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2015

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