The "Pin Finders"Dave,You have no idea what the "pin finders" who post here may think because you've never taken the time or expended the mental energ...

Under valid agreement or establishment doctrines, there is no transfer of property and no reason for a court to be involved unless the owner of one of...

With a map as complicated as you describe, I don't see how you could get by without a legend. make room for it.A line type with some manner of text o...

A lot of differenceDave, that simplifies the arguments made to a stupid level. Since I don't really think you are a stupid man, it must be that you h...

Not My Responsibility!!! (???)> This is easy, if I am reading correctly!> > The original survey holds. I would record the current corner loc...

> As I recall, the head chainman wasn't all that careful and relied on the rear chainman to tell him when to stop and pull him back when necessary....

Are you asking how to prove a negative?You don't have to. The courts have solidly established that found original monuments have a presumption of cor...

Like some others, I started surveying in the period when EDMs were beginning to become a standard tool in the surveyor's truck, but still when many su...

> All good comments. Thanks!> > Here are a few more facts, names are fictitious:> > In the beginning, 1974:> > Jones owns a hous...

One of the measures of a professional is not what he or she is able to recall off the top of their head, but knowing where and how to find the best an...

DisclaimersI haven't provided such maps to outside clients, but in my current position, regularly do for our in-house legal staff to get a general imp...

Identify the error as being in the call to the POB as a Record vs. Measured distance on your map.Recommend that your client file a corrective deed. I...

Dave, You present the problem statement lacking sufficient detail to adequately answer the question. And you ask the question as if a knee jerk respo...

If you've never gotten tore up over this belief in court or in a complaint against your license, you've been lucky.If this is how you really practice,...

JimYou were supposed to have noticed the sarcasm, even though the sarcasm font was not used.