Well said Jud.Especially the points about communication with the client.The surveyor should absolutely use any available evidence and knowledge to for...

This is either amazing, funny or sad, I'm not sure which...From the case you posted:"Applying those dimensions to existing conditions in the field, it...

Now that is a statement that I have no problem backing!

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> The surveyor does have limited leeway about evidence and and how to use it,...I agree with your post, Jud.It may surprise some, but I would even ...

A newly coined term for folks who think that when they were issued a license as a Professional Land Surveyor that they also were issued a JD and had a...

My answer to your question is:"Wild guess, but I would say1. If the neighbors agree on something, the land owners. This could be based on discussions ...

Wild guess, but I would say1. If the neighbors agree on something, the land owners. This could be based on discussions of the matter with the survey...

It should be made clear that an attorney, well versed in the law, is in nobetter a position to decide on their own motion when the occupation lines ar...

Maybe not> Actually, in many situations the existing "monument" is presumed to be correct, and we then look for both kinds of evidence, that which ...

Wohl v. City of Missoula, 2013 MT 46> I don't mean to talk bad about McCarthy, but that statement shows a severe lack of experience working with th...

Wohl v. City of Missoula, 2013 MT 46Good read Dave. Thanks.It looks to me like the court has it completely correct.From page 12:"McCarthy opined that...

Maybe not> It is our job to prove the hunk of iron either is or isn't where the boundary corner is, and that proof needs to be more than mere measu...

"fence post at corner"[sarcasm]Sounds more like one of the professionals found a fence corner and decided everyone relied on the fence so it is now th...

I usually set the pin flush so that if the fence row is eventually cleared up and re-built, the pin might survive.I place a 4' tall light duty fence p...

> Step 2: Download the digital FSA map of the area and plot all the deeds on it, label what's supposed to be at the corners, hoping at least some o...