Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles

✍ Scribed by Walter G. Robillard, Donald A. Wilson, Curtis M. Brown

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 498
• Edition: 6th Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The classic reference, expanded and updated with current case law ?This new edition of Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles—the classic reference to boundary law for property surveying—has been updated and expanded to reflect ongoing changes in surveying technology and surveying law.The scope of professional surveying services is changing, and this Sixth Edition has all the necessary information to navigate the complex, evolving area of boundary law. Improving upon its usefulness for both professionals and students alike, this new edition features:The latest changes in case law, with examplesImproved organization and presentationExpanded coverage of metes and boundsNew material on applying the priority of calls to retracementsConsideration of the ethics and moral responsibilities of boundary creation and retracementsThe latest information on the technologies advancing boundary law is covered, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and their impact on surveying measurements. A wealth of case studies on federal and state nonsectionalized land surveys demonstrates real-world examples of covered material.Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles, Sixth Edition is an essential reference tool for professional surveyors studying for state surveying licensing, students, and attorneys in real estate and land law.

✦ Table of Contents

Brown’S Boundary Control and Legal Principles......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 7
PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION......Page 9
1 HISTORY AND CONCEPTOF BOUNDARIES......Page 13
2 HOW BOUNDARIES ARE CREATED......Page 44
3 OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER, AND DESCRIPTION OF REAL PROPERTY......Page 58
4 BOUNDARIES, LAW, AND PRESUMPTIONS......Page 82
5 CREATION OF METES AND BOUNDS AND NONSECTIONALIZED DESCRIPTIONS......Page 98
6 CREATION OF GLO BOUNDARIES......Page 137
7 FEDERAL AND STATE NONSECTIONALIZEDL AND SURVEYS......Page 180
8 LOCATING EASEMENTS AND REVERSIONS......Page 218
9 RIPARIAN AND LITTORAL BOUNDARIES......Page 242
10 RESURVEYING AND RETRACING SECTIONALIZED LANDS......Page 273
11 LOCATING SEQUENTIAL CONVEYANCES......Page 327
12 LOCATING SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATED BOUNDARIES......Page 372
13 LOCATING COMBINATION DESCRIPTIONS AND CONVEYANCES......Page 421
14 ROLE OF THE SURVEYOR......Page 444
15 THE ETHICS AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOUNDARY CREATION AND OF RETRACEMENTS......Page 455
GLOSSARY OF TERMS......Page 462
INDEX......Page 487