Any telegraph or telephone company now organized or which may hereafter be organized under the laws of this or any other state shall have the right to construct, maintain and operate lines of telegraph or telephone along and upon the right-of-way of any railroad in the state, and to that end is granted all powers for the exercise of the right of eminent domain; provided, the ordinary travel or use of said railroad is not interfered with by reason thereof; and provided further, that no pole shall be erected nearer than 20 feet from the outer edge of the track, unless by the consent of the railroad company.
Fla. Stat. § 362.02
Powers of eminent domain
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 606 So. 2d 734 - Davis v. MCI Telecommunications Corp. (1992)
Most recently applied in Whispell Foreign Cars, Inc. v. United States (August 2011)
History.--s. 1, ch. 5211, 1903; GS 2821; RGS 4374; CGL 6338.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.