No longer "fined not more than $250" it is now "shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both" See 18 USC 1858 I hav...
Best available evidence can be used by surveyors and courts alike. It causes the "surveyed line" (trying to keep the idea of title out) and occupation...
@thebionicman I agree I should be more clear about calling PLSS lines the title lines. Title line can be an occupation line same as a written title. I...
Here is an interesting quote from a court case: Supreme Court of Alabama - 367 So. 2d 944; 1979 Ala. "Our cases are clear that no agreement or act (e...
😆you got it propd is proportioned. Being lazy I guess
No Federal Interest was in Dykes v Arnold so BLM was not involved. I am guessing that you might be thinking of the 1981 IBLA Scherbel v BLM in WY. In ...
I agree with the OP that the manual is not clear and actually muddies many subjects. Our own surveyors have issues understanding concepts such as frac...
@lurker Great comments and I couldn't agree more! A little tidbit from an Idaho case that is applicable to the subject. Not the only place I have seen...
I replied then tried editing and now reply is gone so I will try again. Might end up being two replies. BLM published a Middle School Teaching guide a...
Outreach is absolutely needed! BLM published the Middle School Teaching Guide about Cadastral Survey in 2023 and our Midwest BILS (BLM Indian Lands Su...
I don't want to speak for Chris B. However, I think what he is referring to as a legal corner are corners not set in orig survey, but legally contemp...
I do not have a degree and entered the profession full time at 19. I have about 27 1/2 years at this point. The rest of my background is in another th...
I could not resist replying to this one. I do not have a degree, but I do have a high school diploma and about 1 1/2 yrs of general college courses (n...
I believe you have your answers but I was curious if the BLM 60's survey was for the purpose of identifying omitted lands. From what I can tell it sou...
From the sounds of it I would guess you are correct about the large error they discovered so they corrected it during the tp sub prior to patents bein...
