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The Intersection of Surveying and the Law: 2012 Update
FACULTY
Dana A. Cetlin, Esq.
Denise A. Chicoine, Esq.
Margaret G. DeLanders, Esq.
David L. Delaney, Esq.
Edward S. Englander, Esq.
Michael Pill, Esq.
MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION
OF LAND SURVEYORS
AND CIVIL ENGINEERS
SEMINAR
JANUARY 27, 2012
WALTHAM, MA
Table of Contents
I. Recent Developments in Massachusetts Caselaw in Adverse Possession
and Easements
Dana A. Cetlin & Margaret G. DeLanders
a. Adverse Posession 1
HVM Holdings, LLC v. Ziemak
Oloughlin v. Tighe
Lee v. Sullivan
b. Registered Land and the Doctrine of Merger 18
Williams Bros. of Marshfield v. Peck, et al.
c. Easement for Access 25
Gordon v. Liber
Overlock v. Berkley Planning Board and
Component Properties, Inc. et al.
II. Surveys for Subdivision Plans and Other Zoning Purposes
Denise A. Chicoine and Shannon Slaughter
a. General Information 3
b. Approval Not Required Plans 10
c. Perimeter Plans 21
d. One Lot Plans 22
e. Plans Showing Zoning Violations 23
III. Disputes Involving Land and Practical Solutions
Edward S. Englander and Shannon Slaughter
a. Specific Disputes
Private Ways and Bridges 3
Parking Spaces 8
Accretion 13
b. Practical Resolutions 17
Buy the Rights 17
Doctrine of Practical Location 27
A Parol Agreement 28
Acquiescence 31
IV. Great Ponds, A Historical Perspective; Moveable Estates
David L. Delaney
a. Great Ponds 2
The Colony Ordinance of 1641-1647
The 1691 Charter of Massachusetts Bay
Applicable Statutory Law and Regulations
Leading Cases
b. Moveable Estates 4
What is a Moveable Estate?
Theory of Moveable Estates
1. Intent of the Parties
2. Traditional Concept of Boundary Interpretation
3. Policy Considerations
4. White et al. v. Kohlberg
5. Leading Cases 7
c. Appendix
V. Surveyor Liability to Clients and Third Parties in Massachusetts
Michael Pill
a. Introduction: How does a non-lawyer understand American law? 4
b. Minimizing exposure to malpractice claims 20
c. Surveyor liability for client negligence 35
d. Surveyor liability to client for misrepresentation 50
e. Surveyor liability to third parties 69
f. Statute of limitations and discovery rule 76
g. Statute of repose 79
