SRVY 270 - Legal Principles in Surveying I

Credit(s): 5

Prerequisite(s): SRVY 242, SRVY 255, SRVY 262.
Corequisite(s): SRVY 268.
Legal principles associated with locating boundaries: simultaneously versus sequentially created boundaries; deeds and other legal instruments; easements; research and evidence; use of county courthouse records; law library research with in-class presentation of relevant cases; writing and interpretation of legal descriptions; professional ethics and business practices; retracing/surveying boundaries with total stations; use of data collectors for mapping purposes. (Fall Semester)