The winds of curiosity have blown us to Jackson v. Dysling 2 Cai. R. 198 decided by the New York Supreme Court in…
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05.23.2020
Decided Guidance: Practical Repose
This month we are grazing on several cases united by the theme of practical location. We have a few caveats right up front….
05.23.2020
Test Yourself 72: …mmm
AF is the bisector of angle BAD in parallelogram ABCD. EBFG is also a parallelogram. What is angle BAD?. For the solution to…
04.22.2020
Decided Guidance: Ward v. Marshall
The case of Ward v. Marshall was decided in West Virginia just about 30 years ago and rests just outside of Beckley, West…
04.22.2020
GLO in the News: Jeremiah Johnson
This General Land Office Record of the Week is based on a legendary Wild West character, Jeremiah Johnson. You may have heard of…
04.22.2020
Test Yourself 71: All Sines Point to a Solution
Given the data shown find the lengths of the sides where AB = BC, and the lengths of the two diagonals of the…
03.03.2020
Decided Guidance: Q-2 LLC v. Hughes
I feel that the surveyor best represents a boundary when we represent that which the owners have expressed as the true boundary on…
03.03.2020
Test Yourself 70: Th-th-that’s all folks
Two square parcels, ABCD and DEFG, abut along line DEC. Side EF is 1389.11’, what is the area of triangle EGB?. For the…
03.03.2020
Book Review: Putting California on the Map
Von Schmidt’s Lines
By David Carle | Phalarope Press ISBN-13: 978-1987736434 ISBN-10: 1987736435 208 pp Land Surveying has a very rich history in these United States…
01.25.2020
Decided Guidance: Checovich v Cochran
We are in for a special treat this month. Our case takes us to Section 2, Township 10, Range 7 of old T-Jeff’s…
