from 1900 suck!
That is all
Last one of those I did turned into a real adventure.
The deed called for 100 acres more or less. I was able to determine all the adjoiners lines with some degree of certainty. We found around 93 acres so everyone was happy with the results. Well... almost everyone.
Six months after we finished the job I get a call from an elderly lady. First words out of her mouth are "Do you know what you are doing?".
I told her I tried to know what I was doing but it would be helpful to know the topic and why she suspected I might not know.
Turns out in 1898 her Grandmother had gotten a 10 acre piece from the 100 acres more or less. I got the names of everyone involved and sure enough, a year before the description was written that became the property of my client, there was a deed for 10 acres.
This tract had never been listed for taxes or been included on any of the tax maps. I revised my survey and everyone was happy. So I thought.
Another year goes by and I get this call from a man who is hopping mad at me. He wanted to know when I was going to change my survey to reflect the 10 acre parcel. I told him I had changed it months earlier and would be glad to give him a copy of the map if he wanted to come by my office. He told me he knew I hadn't changed it because he had a copy of the map in the drawer at his house and that copy had not changed.
I'm not sure I ever did convince him that the map in the drawer at his house wasn't going to magically change every time the survey was revised.
Larry P
[sarcasm]Larry you need to update your software![/sarcasm]
:-/
That's crazy Larry!
It is a wonder that it has not been passed down thru the generations in subsequent deeds. It is a frequent repeat of that around here, especially for cash and next generation transfers.
[sarcasm]They love it when you let them know that as a result you will be surveying all the neighbors property to see what they have left.[/sarcasm]
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Andy, it's in a 2000 deed, but when chased back, originates in 1901. Lovely! Oh well, I guess you really can't be wrong can you? 🙂
Cmon
I love em, and I bet you do too. Measuring is boring; surveying is fun.
Great story Larry!
That guy has a point.
I have a copy of the 1973 Manual on my shelf and it hasn't changed to a 2009 version yet. Yet more shoddy government work!