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Maybe A Garmin ?> I just did a GPS project with another surveyor and we noted his Tom-Tom GPS position to be within 1" of my Z-12 field indicated p...

> Unwritten rights are, without a doubt, the single hardest concept to understand in the world of surveying, chiefly due to the fact that it's hard...

Good pointers, Kris. I'd also suggest looking at easement acquisitions for the pipeline either through or coming into or leaving the roadway. If no e...

> It's not something the Surveyors came up with, but I agree that we do it to ourselves. Especially the jacklegs.What decade was it when they came ...

> I changed the description from reserves to "subject to" then back to "reserves". It appears to me if you reserve something you are creating it t...

> The Counties had a process in the 19th century where the landowners would petition the board of supervisors for a County Road then the viewers wo...

> The issue was could the acceptance come before the dedication and the Court said yes it can.Sure it can. The courts aren't interested so much in...

What a beautiful Grayling in that last photo! I've always been fascinated by them.JBS

> Typically Counties and Caltrans refer to those as Prescriptive Roads or Prescriptive Highways but possibly that is incorrect.> > The extent...

Carl's correct.There is a distinct difference between a prescriptive use (adverse use over time) and a statutory dedication (continued use fulfilling ...

> Usually, the property line runs along the centerline on rural roads that I deal with. However, there are all kinds of exceptions to that rule of ...

> JB, I beg to differ....> > I found a once fence corner, with loads of reliance. The ORIGINAL plat showed a pin 12' away. (In the road, pres...

Can I please> Have the legal definition of the term 'squat'?...lol Squat. The abbreviated form of "squat diddly," or "diddly squat." Also referred...

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We used to call it a "dust bag." Maybe because of the eraser dust?Used lots of "Pounce" as well. Worked great for linens and mylar.JBS

I have been studying land boundary laws intensely for going on 30 years now. Not once, ever, have I found a single court case which answers this ques...

If you need to know where the easement lies on the ground, you do. Most times that's not required until they intend to install the utility.JBS