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Adverse Possession in a Public Street??
The dispute between Nathans’ Associates and Ocean City, Maryland centers on a small commercial building located at 601 S. Atlantic...
Kris
Jul 29, 20193 min read
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Why the Cheap Surveyor Isn't the Best Surveyor for Asheville - or Anywhere...
The dispute chronicled in Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Brown, 258 Ga. 115 (1988) is a compelling object lesson on why the least expensive and...
Kris
Jul 12, 20192 min read
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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...
Kris
Jul 10, 20193 min read
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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...
Kris
Jun 9, 20191 min read
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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...
Kris
Jun 9, 20191 min read
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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...
Kris
Jun 9, 20191 min read
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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...
Kris
Jun 8, 20197 min read
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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...
Kris
May 20, 20194 min read
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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....
Kris
Apr 1, 20195 min read
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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...
Kris
Mar 25, 20191 min read
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