Boundary Stability, Riparian Surveys and the Boundary Consultant
Stability of property titles and boundaries is of paramount importance to courts nationwide. At least one judge has gone so far as to...
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Kris
Jun 9, 20191 min read
Identification by the Senses - Boundary Disputes
Surveyors routinely follow "rules of construction" - essentially, a list of priorities developed by the courts to determine the intent of...
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Kris
Jun 9, 20191 min read
Tax Maps and Zoning Maps - How Far Can You Trust Elected Officials?
This question sounds like the punchline to a bad political joke, but the true answer is of real interest to surveyors and other land use...
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Kris
Jun 9, 20191 min read
Title Search is not a Safe Haven - Boundary Disputes
A recent Virginia decision highlights the need for complete research and the dangers of relying exclusively on title searches. In Oliver...
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Kris
Jun 8, 20197 min read
Doctrine of Merger can Extinguish Record Easements
It seems at first that the doctrine of merger falls well within the province of the legal profession, but the land surveyor can glean...
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Kris
May 20, 20194 min read
Mineral Estates - Caves, Oil and Fossils
Determining the extent of a mineral estate as described in a grant or reservation is a tricky proposition. The same material may be...
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Kris
Apr 1, 20195 min read
Don't Make a Fortress of the Dictionary
The intent of deeds, contracts, and legislative acts are common sources of dispute between surveyors and other land use professionals....
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Kris
Mar 25, 20191 min read
Easement by Common Scheme
The Common Scheme Doctrine is well established in most states as a legitimate basis for restrictive covenants, but a common plan or...
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