The important part is that the court is recognizing (as others have) that it is the service provided that will be looked at. Even in States where Sur...

Goes to show ya how times have changed. Two Mrs. running and screaming at me and I'm gone. No need for guns.

Well, that's the thing. Unwritten contracts don't make much sense when they involve long term rights that others will be involved in. If you have an...

Clue about measuringAdam,To me, the more suspicious pins are the ones that came out exactly 1000 feet. In the real world I would search those areas a...

Duane:In fact, you are comparing differing circumstances. The question in the case you present is more about equity and challenging a subdivision lin...

Scary aint it? Lets throw all monuments in the sea, for some old fool come around here and wanna survey you or me. (compliments to Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Cee Gee,There is specific case law to that effect, at least in NY. Parcels are presumed to have been surveyed and grantees have taken possession base...

You take the "right line" as marked on the ground and intersect it with the "right north and south lines" as marked on the ground. If you will not ac...

In that case, of course you hold the monuments. If they were not both so perfectly in precisional harmony you might question if they were actually se...

Yeah, that's like saying the 1960 irons were found in someones garage. No way I would believe they are in their original undisturbed location.

If I recall correctly, the section lines were instructed to be parrallel with the east line of the Township, rather than due north or meridianal. In ...

The deed is the ONLY expression of intent mentioned. Whatever the grantor had title to in the description at hand is in fact what they conveyed. It ...

I agree, the expressed intent was to convey the north 20 in a government lot in the plss system. Words don't exist in a vacuum. These people are in ...

How does one get out of the system if they are in it? The lexicon is part of the culture. But you have a stronger argument when it's a non-uniform, ...

Update - If anybody's interested...The fence may be it. It's gonna be a tough sell, but it might work.

Good point. If they are burned on site, have they been "removed"? Time for a bonfire party?

Can't have an opinion on a boundary without knowing the grantors intent. But, what the grantor actually thought they were doing is not important at a...

Yes, it's unfortunate, but the truth once discovered can never be exactly found again.

Yes, the poster doesn't really say if this is in a deed covenant between private parties or if it's a condition outside the deed stemming from the pre...

If I understand you correctly, yes. As part of the approval process the municipality can require retrictions or special uses or even donations relati...