I think something like that happened in every section I ever worked in. So doesn't the chaos start when a surveyor tries to force a record title line ...

I like a lot of what was said here on evaluating record title v. acts-of-the-adjoiners ( adverse possession, written or implied agreement, acquiescenc...

I like a lot of what was said here on evaluating record title v. acts-of-the-adjoiners ( adverse possession, written or implied agreement, acquiescenc...

A 100 years ago in my area, surveys seldom had plats drawn unless it was to create a subdivision. The record of survey was of the narative style somew...

When I was a kid I had a next door neighbor who passed the bar exam without going to law school. Two of the best engineers I worked with never went to...

RE: When a fence disagrees with your math, what goes on the plat? Let me rephrase the question, "When record title indicates one location for a boun...

The post I made referred to the State repository for deeds, not surveys, and the State doesn't validate those(deed) records. Is that an answer to...

MightMoe said it and I'm in complete agreement ... "And remember courts don't convey ownership in these cases, they identify it",  

When a fence disagrees with your math, what goes on the plat? Those title folks would have us believe that the sum of record title = ownership. We kn...

As an Arkansas resource please add: Arkansas Division of Land Surveys

Read this book!                         It's worth the $20 cos...

Surveyors have it so easy today. Most of the stuff you need to know is available with a computer, for free. That first law textbook cost me two day's ...

My premise was that the most valuable survey was one that mimicked the analysis a court would apply. Since I surveyed in Arkansas, it was the Arkansas...

Very true. But a stack of all the books needed for the technical side of surveying would be equally overpowering. And if one has studied the footnotes...

Will the 9000' line represent the limit of any of the legal rights of someone, such as, but not limited to, ownership or easement? If so, is this co...

Is there a question of ethics here? If the client indicates the water level will be needed on a repeat basis, do you ..... Say you're available an...