Victim of neglegence
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:00 pm
Over the years, things will crop up that are quite unexpected.
Many years ago, I was preparing a large parcel map south and adjacent to a recently filed map. My survey revealed no new set monuments from this survey company. In spite of many calls and attempts, I decided to state "searched for record monument, not found" placed a set symbol in those positions and proceeded with my map. All corners were set and the map filed.
A year later one of the parcel owners brought action against me to pay for relocating his very expensive fence.
Upon visiting the site, I saw his fence angling 30 feet out of position with my tagged pipe sticking up above surface. The land owner pointed to the "true" location and lo-and-behold, there was the previous surveyors set pipe, right where mine was. Now in those days, we traversed the line and set line spikes along the way as measurement points. We successfully found these line points on each line, proving that we certainly did not set the pipe in the position it was in now and certainly not only drive it innto the ground only 6"
Can any of you guess what ma have happened ? how did that pipe move ?
The land owner grabbed it and handed it to me and appologized.
I advised the other surveyor of the event, he spoke with his crew.
End of that story.
Should there have been board action on that ??
If so, why ? / Why not ?
Many years ago, I was preparing a large parcel map south and adjacent to a recently filed map. My survey revealed no new set monuments from this survey company. In spite of many calls and attempts, I decided to state "searched for record monument, not found" placed a set symbol in those positions and proceeded with my map. All corners were set and the map filed.
A year later one of the parcel owners brought action against me to pay for relocating his very expensive fence.
Upon visiting the site, I saw his fence angling 30 feet out of position with my tagged pipe sticking up above surface. The land owner pointed to the "true" location and lo-and-behold, there was the previous surveyors set pipe, right where mine was. Now in those days, we traversed the line and set line spikes along the way as measurement points. We successfully found these line points on each line, proving that we certainly did not set the pipe in the position it was in now and certainly not only drive it innto the ground only 6"
Can any of you guess what ma have happened ? how did that pipe move ?
The land owner grabbed it and handed it to me and appologized.
I advised the other surveyor of the event, he spoke with his crew.
End of that story.
Should there have been board action on that ??
If so, why ? / Why not ?