Given the three interior angles and the area of triangle A-B-C, what are the lengths of the sides? For the solution to this…
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Anderson/Griffin Properties v. Wallace Construction & Barrett
Anderson/Griffin Properties v. Wallace Construction & Barrett was debated in North Carolina and settled about a decade ago. It’s still just a pup…
Test Yourself 63: This Problem Speaks Volumes
Calculate the volume of cut between station 15+00 and 17+00 by the Average End Area Method and by the Prismoidal Formula. For the…
Kandlik v. Hudek
Okay, I admit that I got lost in the chain of title right off the bat. So we’re going to cut right to…
Ye Olde Intersection
Find the four missing stations, the two radial bearings, and the curve data (central angle, tangent, length) for the two 50’ radius curves….
Decided Guidance: Reitz v. Knight
The Barbershop Barrister
The barber’s chair is the podium of every layperson’s infinite wisdom. There’s just something in hair tonic that makes the jaws flap and…
Test Yourself 61: Missing Bearing and Distance
What is the missing distance of side C-D and the missing bearing of side E-F? For the solution to this problem (and much…
Decided Guidance: The Heroics of Dykes v. Arnold
The last place a surveyor wants to be is in a courtroom. We are not trained in courtroom etiquette and a working surveyor…
FeedBack: Professional Surveyors and Utility Locations
Just a few thoughts that are prompted by your “Thought Leader” article “Professional Surveyors and Utility Locations.” The laws which prompted “Dig Safe”…
Test Yourself 60: Straight Out of Argentina
I am a land surveyor from Argentina and I need your help. I have one parcel with only four distances and an area,…