Brian Allen, post: 371246, member: 1333 wrote: A latent ambiguity is "an uncertainty which does not appear on the face of the instrument, but which is...

Nate The Surveyor, post: 371348, member: 291 wrote: Farmer Joe Owns 100 acres. He goes out, with his neighbor, Bill... What you have described is a b...

Brian Allen, post: 371229, member: 1333 wrote: Nearly all of the descriptions and plats prepared prior to 1980 that I retrace, never mention monuments...

Brian Allen, post: 371229, member: 1333 wrote: The problem seems to be that too many surveyors rely solely on the "deed", and their erroneous ideas th...

Brian Allen, post: 371229, member: 1333 wrote: What evidence do you have that they went to extra effort to avoid referencing the plat or the monuments...

Brian Allen, post: 371163, member: 1333 wrote: We seem to have no problem holding an original undisturbed quarter corner stone that is out of record p...

Kent McMillan, post: 371219, member: 3 wrote: This is a presumption that follows from Oregon statute regarding land subdivisions, I take it? Indeed....

Brian Allen, post: 371193, member: 1333 wrote: Mark, with all due respect, I guess I'm confused. I'm not aware of anyone claiming that the boundaries...

Brian Allen, post: 371213, member: 1333 wrote: Wasn't Nate's dad a surveyor also? I could be mis-remembering though............... He was, or is. An...

Kent McMillan, post: 371206, member: 3 wrote: So, in California, any plat that is of record is presumed to have been fully marked upon the ground by a...

Brian Allen, post: 371174, member: 1333 wrote: Maybe Justice Cooley can help us out: Thanks for cutting and pasting Justice Cooley's statement. From...

Brian Allen, post: 371163, member: 1333 wrote: Why is it that whenever our modern measurements do not match original monuments with some unsubstantiat...

Nate The Surveyor, post: 371140, member: 291 wrote: ..... deeds call for C/L roads. Said roads are called for monuments which should be held, presumi...

Suppose it went down like this. Subdivider draws up some dimensions by which he wishes to sell off lots. He gives a sketch of that to C&T to lay o...

MightyMoe, post: 371113, member: 700 wrote: ... the burden of proof is on the person rejecting a monument. The monument is presumed original... I can...

Nate The Surveyor, post: 371035, member: 291 wrote: When we understand that the description is to assist you in finding the corner marker, NOT to defi...

First, that is a really pleasant looking piece of woods and I really wish I had spent my week in such a place. Second, I'm not so sure I'm not with ST...

Just another vote for Paper Space. Not real hard to learn. One cool trick is that you can freeze out layers by PSPACE viewport and leave them on in ot...

If you are also using Trimble total stations and Trimble Access, and are happy with your Trimble dealer, you should stick with Trimble. Mixing brands...

Keeping in mind that in a lot of places, including many counties in Oregon and some in Washington, County Surveyor is a real job with a salary, budget...