How Important is a Chain of Title? Our last trip to Old Dominion chronologically ended up being in the Bluegrass State. This month…
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05.11.2018
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Halverson and the Deerwood Plat Back in the February 2018 column I was blowing off about the Halverson panel and the Deerwood Plat….
04.11.2018
Decided Guidance: Case Examinations—Leslie R. Gammon v. Dale R. Verrill, et al.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 600 A.2d 832 (1991)
This month’s case takes us to the State of Maine and I think the internet is broken. I googled the most famous person…
04.11.2018
Test Yourself 51: 4 Squares
Square ABCD, one mile on a side, contains squares R, S, and T, all with a common diagonal. Angle ECF equals 45°. What…
03.13.2018
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Bryant v. Blevins I am reading your column about Bryant v. Blevins with interest. I think that you judge Justice Mosk too harshly….
03.13.2018
Decided Guidance: Case Examinations—Taylor and Quarles v. Brown
This case is from 1809. It’s a challenge to read because the language is old. It’s not unrealistic to believe the Justices were…
03.13.2018
Test Yourself 50: Radical, Dude!
Circle with center Q is orthogonal to the other three circles. What are the coordinates of its center? What is its radius? For…
02.15.2018
Decided Guidance—Case Examinations: Halverson v. Deerwood Village
Supreme Court of Minnesota · 322 N.W.2d761 (1982)
What’s wrong with this picture? Whew! We really beat the snot out of Bryant v. Blevins and practical locations. Well this month we’re…
02.15.2018
Test Yourself 49: No Dimensions
In square A-C-D-B with side S, C-E is tangent to the semicircle Q1 with diameter B-D. Q2 is the inscribed circle of A-C-E….
02.15.2018
Book Review: Boundary Retracement: Processes and Procedures by Donald A. Wilson, PS
CRC Press, 2017 (475 pages, e-book and hardcover)
When I was in my mid-twenties and learning the honorable profession of land surveying, I was lucky to be guided by a mentor…
