March 25, 2020 Mark 17,620 comments

Doing a simulated trial with the Utah Land Surveyors On February 20, 2020, I had the pleasure of participating in a mock trial, with the Utah Conference of Land Surveyors in St. George, Utah. Thank you to Jason Foose for organizing this. I was able to work with John Stahl, Brent Bateman, and other talented…

February 22, 2019 Mark 36,550 comments

Today I am giving a presentation to the Utah Council of Surveyors in St. George, Utah.  We have a good topic on easements, and I have some good helpers to illustrate the points. I hope things go well. Here is a copy of the presentation, which is not legal advice. Easements v21 final

October 17, 2018 Mark 4,593 comments

For reference, here is the Utah Boundary Law presentation which I deliver on October 18, to the Real Estate section of the Utah State Bar. There is far more material than I can cover in one hour, so I attach it. I look forward to this presentation, and hope it is useful.

February 24, 2018 Mark 18,816 comments

Today I am at the Land Surveyors convention in Las Vegas. My thanks to the Western Conference of Land Surveyors for allowing me to come.  I was honored to be able to give a presentation on Boundary Line Agreements and Lot Line Adjustments. This is a topic in which there is much need to help…

August 3, 2017 Mark 17,544 comments

You arrange for a land survey, because you need to know where your boundary is.  You wonder what is taking the surveyor so long, since all he/she has to do is bring out that GPS thing, which shows where your boundary is, right? Nope. It is more complicated than that.  Boundaries are controlled by things…

July 22, 2017 Mark 8,511 comments

The City of Myton, Utah is limited in its ability to prosecute Indians on Indian land. Once again, land boundaries become important to criminal prosecutions. Ute Tribe v. Myton Ute Tribe v Myton reimposed limits on state and location prosecutions. Basically, Neil Gorsuch spanked the State of Utah and its localities. (Yes, Neil Gorsuch who was then on Tenth…