BLACK v. FLOYD

No. S06A0545.

630 S.E.2d 382 (2006)

280 Ga. 525

BLACK et al. v. FLOYD et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Chandlar Smith, Brunswick, for Appellants.

John David Harvey, Murray & Harvey, LLC, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Deputy Attorney General, James A. Chamberlin, Jr., Brunswick, for Appellees.


CARLEY, Justice.

The issue presented in this case is whether certain tidal marshlands are publicly or privately owned. H. Russell Black and Josie Black (Appellants) claim title to the property which lies along Sterling Creek, a tidal waterway and an arm of the sea. They base their claim on two Crown grants which were made to Sir James Sterling in 1761. R. Douglas Floyd, Thomas Garrett and Tami Garrett (Appellees) own the...

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