Florida Land Surveying
Related Court Opinions
These pages link land surveying related court opinions by Florida courts, also known as case law or common law. New cases will be added periodically. If you know an important case, please e-mail me with party names and other information, and I will add it when time permits. Thanks.
Please read these important notes regarding these documents:
In many cases, footnotes are not included.
These documents were digitized using Optical Character Recognition scanning, and, although they have been proofread, may contain some errors.
All documents are taken from the Southern Reporter.
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Boundary Disputes
Bank of South Jacksonville v. Cammar
Barba Investment Co. v. Walker
Blackburn v. Florida West Coast Land & Dev. Co.
Burt v. Florida Southern Ry. Co.
Calder v. Hillsboro Land Company
City of Jacksonville v. Broward
City of Pompano Beach v. Beatty
Deseret Ranches of Florida, Inc. v. Bowman
East Coast Lumber Company v. Ellis-Young
Elizabethan Development, Inc. v. Magwood
Florida Southern Ry. Co. v. Burt
Horizon South Homeowners Assoc. v. West
Horton v. Smith-Richardson Investment Co.
Kahn v. Delaware Securities Corporation
Krieger v. The Town of Longboat Key
Levering v. City of Tarpon Springs
Sanlando Springs Animal Hospital v. Douglass
Sembler Marine Partnership v. Reason, Light & Truth Church
State Road Department v. Lewis
Stonewall Phosphate Co. v. Peyton
T.T. Todd Company, Inc. v. Kent
Deed Discrepancies
Bajrangi v. Magnethel Enterprises, Inc.
Byrne Realty Company v. South Florida Farms Company
City of Miami Beach v. Miami Beach Improvement Co.
City of Miami v. St. Joe Paper Company
Florida East Coast Railway Company v. Worley
Florida Finance Co. v. Sheffield
Florida Master Packing v. Steven L. Craig, Trustee
Hutchinson Island Realty, Inc. v. Babcock Ventures, Inc.
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Root
ITT Rayonier, Inc. v. Wadsworth
Kempfer v. St. Johns River Water Management District
Mendelson v. Great Western Bank
Resort of Indian Springs v. Indian Springs Country Club
Easements, Right-of-Ways & Reservations
American Quick Sign v. Reinhardt
Blanton v. City of Pinellas Park
Blue Water Corp. v. Hechavarria
Boothby v. Gulf Properties of Alabama
Bowden v. Seaboard Air Line R.R. Co.
Brickell v. Town of Fort Lauderdale
Brooks-Garrison Hotel v. Sara Investment Co.
City of Daytona Beach v. Tona Rama, Inc.
City of Miami v. Eastern Realty Company
City of Miami v. Florida East Coast Railway Company
Cook & Rives v. Proctor & Gamble Cellulose Co.
Crigger v. Florida Power Corp.
Crutchfield v. F.A. Sebring Realty
Diefenderfer v. Florida Park Springs
Florida Power Corporation v. McNeely
Gay Brothers Construction Co. v. Florida Power & Light Co.
Gelfand v. Mortgage Investors of Washington
H & F Land, Inc v. Panama City - Bay County Airport and Industrial District
Hunt Land Holding Co. v. Schramm
J. C. Vereen & Sons, Inc. v. Houser
Kitzinger v. Gulf Power Company
Noblin v. Harbor Hills Development
One Harbor Financial Limited Company v. Hynes Properties, LLC
Orange Blossom Hills, Inc. v. Kearsley
Perimeter Property, Inc. v. City of Fort Lauderdale
Porter v. Lorene Investment Company
Publix Super Markets v. Wilder Corporation
Reiger v. Anchor Post Productions
Sand Lake Shoppes v. Sand Lake Courtyards
Sapp v. General Development Corp.
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company v. California Chemical Company
St. Joe Paper Company v. St. Johns County
Star Island Associates v. City of St. Petersburg
State Road Department v. Bender
Stein v. Darby & Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Suwannee River W. M. D. v. Price
Telesco v. Nooner and Neal Co.
Tortoise Island Communities v. Moorings Association
FEMA Related
Carneiro v. The Standard Fire Insurance Company
Title Insurance and/or Survey Exceptions
American Title Insurance Co. v. Carter - 1996 & 1998
Pentecost v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Utility Mapping & Locating
A&L Underground v. City of Port Richey
Water Boundaries/Riparian Rights
Anderson Columbia Company v. Internal Improvement Trust Fund
Apalachicola Land & Dev. Co. v. McRae
Belvedere Development Corp. v. Department of Transportation
City of Tarpon Springs v. Smith
City of West Palm Beach v. Internal Improvement Trust Fund
Coastal Petroleum Co. v. American Cyanamid Co.
Duval Engineering & Contracting Co. v. Sales
Ferry Pass Inspectors v. White River Inspectors
Freed v. Miami Beach Pier Corp.
Gagnon v. Internal Improvement Trust Fund
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission v. Lake Islands, LTD.
Holland v. Ft. Pierce Financing & Construction Co.
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Agrico Chemical Co.
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Bass
Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Stein) v. Brown Properties
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Claughton
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Florida National Properties
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Key West Conch Harbor
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Laney
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Levy
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Lobean
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Lost Tree Village Corp.
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Medeira Beach Nominee, Inc.
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Mobil Oil Corp.
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Pineta
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Sand Key Association
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Wakulla Silver Springs Co.
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Wetstone
Jacksonville Shipyards v. Department of Natural Resources
Legendary v. Destin Yacht Club & Internal Improvement Trust Fund
Mariner Properties v. Internal Improvement Trust Fund
McDowell v. Internal Improvement Trust Fund
Mexico Beach Corporation v. St. Joe Paper Company
Municipal Liquidators, Inc. v. Tench & Internal Improvement Trust Fund
Padgett v. Central & Southern Florida Flood Control District
Panama Ice & Fish Co. v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.
Paxson v. Collins (Internal Improvement Trust Fund)
Pembroke v. Peninsular Terminal Co.
Ruge v. Apalachicola Oyster Canning and Fish Co.
Secret Oaks Owner's Association v. Department of Environmental Protection
Siesta Properties, Inc. v. Hart
State v. Black River Phosphate Co.
State (Buford) v. City of Tampa
State of Florida Dept. of Natural Resources v. Contemporary Land Sales
Tampa Southern Railroad Company v. Nettles
Thiesen v. Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway Company
Osceola County v. Triple E Development Corp.
Other
Burden v. Board of Professional Land Surveyors (Appeal Opinion Included)
Florida Board of Professional Engineers v. Florida Society of Professional Land Surveyors
Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Board of Professional Land Surveyors (Appeal Opinion Included)
Lund v. Cook (Surveyor's Liability Case)
Osario v. Board of Professional Land Surveyors
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