07-LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS Flashcards
- A description of a parcel within Sec. 4, T2S, R3W, UTE Meridian is to be “bounded on the South by Original Creek, a nonnavigable stream.” The 1974 township plat indicates that Original Creek has been meandered. Which statement best describes the location of the south boundary of the parcel?
A. The thread, or the middle of the stream.
B. The meander line
C. The high water line
D. A straight line connecting the meander corners.
A. The thread, or the middle of the stream.
Solution: Meander lines are not legal boundaries unless expressly made so. They are intended to determine the area of bodies of water, not to define title. Nonnavigable streams over 3 chains wide are meandered, but the boundary is the thread of the stream.
- A surveyor finds Thailand patented in a particular township is 1919 as an altogether part is now designated by the tract number 37. An official resurvey of the township was conducted in 1980. What type of survey is it?
A. A retracement
B. A dependent resurvey
C. A contract survey
D. An independent resurvey
D. An independent resurvey
Solution: A dependent resurvey would not have resulted in changing the aliquet designation of patented lands. However, an independent resurvey would, most often, protect bona fide rights within the township by creating tracts. Their numbers would begin at 37 to avoid confusion with section numbers.
