I'm going to guess that the 1980's era corners set by proration were set under the guise of some ill-considered state law making the latest "Manual" f...
Although licensed in Ohio and not Kentucky I have worked there from my early days under the supervision of a Licensed Kentucky Surveyor and have worke...
Gosh, I would love to work:under the direction of a fantastic licences surveyor in chargeHow cool would that be? Probably be interesting to just meet ...
I wish we had such evidence in the notes in some of the work I have done in the First and Second Meridian Surveys in NE Indiana and NW Ohio in dealing...
"Great Surveys of the American West"Originally recommended to me by a surveyor from Alaska!
Why GIS [could] prevail [as part of an improved system]"I don't think that it should be a national thing as far as boundaries go. As far as the law go...
I'd go with the table idea. Maybe move it off to a corner well out of the way.I don't agree with the idea of requiring record data, but if you have to...
"I didn't realize when I posted it I was entering a drafting contest." I didn't see that either. But it's what thread hijacking is all about. It will ...
That's an excellent explanation.Allow me to borrow a translation of all of that into simple terms by quoting my late colleague and friend Ellis Veatch...
I wouldn't waste any more time trying to reason with someone who earlier highjacked your original thread for no other purpose than self promotion. The...
" The Courts apparently won't let a party get old field notes (the 1890 notes are available) and old survey maps into evidence, you need an expert for...
"Ancient" is an actual legal term in many jurisdictions, and as Blacks seems to reflect, it is related to the statute of limitations for real estate m...
There is Autocad, and there is ArcGis. The Twain have never met.The concepts are so entirely different that is unlikely they will in the near future. ...
Pardon my confusion but I took this thread as a discussion of how a competent survey (leaving aesthetic and artistic considerations aside) could be de...
Here in Ohio we have been "PS" or professional surveyor for a long time.I think Michigan and maybe West Virginia are the same.
I think it will be fascinating to see how the lawyers sort it out.
Be aware that you are unlikely to be called as an expert by the Department of Justice.You are more likely to be called by the other side. The gubmint'...
For me, this is the definitive answer:
As you and your previous neighbors have relied on your surveyed boundary for 33 years, it's possible that it has been firmly established by legal prin...
Joannie, calm down!You can get some help here. First you need to help us. That is, help us better understand the situation. In what state are you loca...
