Interpreting Land Records (Hardcover, 2, Revised)

PREFACE VII

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VIII

1 INTRODUCTION TO LAND RECORDS 1

2 GEOMETRY OF THE DESCRIPTION 3

3 RECORDS RESEARCH: TITLE SEARCH OR DEED SEARCH 53

4 RESEARCHING LAND RECORDS 93

5 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 109

6 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF CONFLICTING ELEMENTS 143

7 EXCEPTIONS AND RESERVATIONS 161

8 WORDS AND PHRASES 177

9 THE USE OF EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE 187

10 MAPS, PLATS, PLANS, AND CHARTS 253

11 PICTURES 285

12 DOCUMENT EXAMINATION 303

APPENDIX ONE – DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND PHRASES 321

APPENDIX TWO – DEFINITIONS OF ANCIENT LAND TERMS 393

INDEX 397