Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles (8th Edition)
by Walter G. Robillard, Donald A. Wilson, Charles A. Nettleman III · Wiley
Boundary law reference for practising land surveyors, covering the hierarchy of evidence, sequential versus simultaneous conveyances, riparian and littoral rights, easements, adverse possession and expert-witness duties, illustrated with federal and state case studies.
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