The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 73
EMINENT DOMAIN

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F.S. 73.151

73.151 Railroads and canal companies.—

(1) Whenever land sought to be condemned to the use of a railroad or canal company is in the possession, under any law of this state, of another railroad or canal company which is using the same in the construction or operation of its railroad or canal, the use of no more land than is necessary to furnish to the petitioner a right-of-way 105 feet in width across such railroad or canal shall be condemned for such use.

(2) If it shall be necessary for any railroad company organized under any law of this state to use, for the purpose of its road, any lands over which any other railroad company shall have previously acquired the right-of-way for its road, the right to use such lands may be acquired as in other cases. Such lands shall not be taken in a manner to interfere with the main track of the railroad first established except for crossing, as provided by law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-345; s. 1, ch. 65-369.

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Amendments to 73.151

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 73.151

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 73.151.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ESTATE G. HAMPTON, v. FAIRCHILD- FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a, 341 So. 2d 759 (Fla. 1976)

. . . See generally Sections 73.151 and 73.161, Florida Statutes (1975). . . .

TAMPA PHOSPHATE RAILROAD COMPANY, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY,, 418 F.2d 387 (5th Cir. 1969)

. . . . §§ 73.012, 73.021, 73.151, 360.01, 361.01. . . .

BAGGETT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, C. I. Co. v. UNITED STATES H., 231 F. Supp. 905 (S.D. Ala. 1964)

. . . United States, 211 F.Supp. 876 (N.D.Fla.1962). . 49 CFR 73.151(a), 73.182(a), note 1. . . .