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Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location

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ISBN-10: 0470404787

ISBN-13: 9780470404782

Edition: 6th 2011

Authors: Walter G. Robillard, Donald A. Wilson, Curtis M. Brown, Winfield Eldridge

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Professional surveyors and many civil engineers must understand the laws of boundaries and the evidence necessary for efficient and accurate boundary determination. This new edition of the preeminent text/reference on the subject is brought completely up to date, with new material on the use of technology in surveying and its legal ramifications, the use of forensic investigative techniques in the discovery of obscured evidence, new case law examples throughout, and new exhibits help illustrate the concepts presented.
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Book details

List price: $156.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/25/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 688
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.354
Language: English

WALTER G. ROBILLARD is an attorney at Land Consultants, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. DONALD A. WILSON is with Land Boundary, Inc. in New Fields, New Hampshire. The late CURTIS M. BROWN was a partner of Brown & Hall, a major land surveying firm in Sacramento, California.

WALTER G. ROBILLARD is President of Walter G. Robillard & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia.DONALD A. WILSON is President of Land & Boundary Consultants, Inc. in Newfields, New Hampshire.The late CURTIS M. BROWN was a partner of Brown & Hall, a major land surveying firm in Sacramento, California.

Preface
Introduction
Definition, Scope, and Nature of Evidence
Words as Evidence
Evidence and Technology
Other Types or Species of Evidence
Calculations and Measurements as Evidence
Plats as Evidence
Evidence of Water Boundaries
Using Historical Knowledge as Evidence
Recording and Preserving Evidence
Procedures for Locating Boundaries Described by Words
Original Surveys and Related Platting Laws
Unwritten Transfers of Land Ownership
Guarantees of Title and Location
Using and Understanding Words in Boundary Descriptions
Professional Liability
Professional Stature
The Surveyor in Court
The Surveyor, the Law, and Evidence: A Professional Relationship
The Surveyor's Report
Wooden Evidence
The [Quasi-] Judicial Function of Surveyors
Geodaesia
Land Acts that Created the Public Lands
Index