6 Tex. Civ. App. 312 - Hill v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1894
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1 federal appellate · 17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 18 later decisions — most recently April 1981
1 federal appellate · 17 state decisions
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““We believe, in ascertaining the boundaries of surveys, where all of the calls made by the surveyor cannot be strictly observed, as few should, be disregarded as can be consistently done, and that in this instance the proper way to locate the survey is to commence at the beginning corner, and run in both directions, following the calls in the patent as long as it can bo done, and then close the gap in the manner which seems to be most consistent with all the calls. By doing this the only change that will be necessary will be to add about 150 varas to the line called to run south from the river 1,229 varas, and to change the call from this point on the river for Louisa peak from H., 18% W., to N., 10% W., which would have the effect to add about 2,300 varas to tho river line. The amount of land that would thus be included in the survey, we understand, would about correspond with the amount called for in the patent. We think it quite probable that the surveyors who testified in the case were right in their conclusion that the only work done on the ground in making the original survey was the meandering of the river. But it is quite evident that the surveyor, in making his calculations to include the amount of land desired, estimated the distance it would be necessary for him to go west of the surveys on the south, and therefore called for their corners and linos; and the fact that he made a mistake as to the stopping point on the river should not have the effect to annul all th”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Platt v. Vermillion
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