Legacy Course Catalog
L S 401 - Legal Aspects Of Surveying
Effectivity: | 08/20/2001 - Fall 2007 *** @ Purdue West Lafayette Traditional |
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Credits: | 3 |
Instructional Types: | Lec |
Usually Offered: | fal |
Short Title: | Legal Aspects Survey |
Description: | Common and statute law; structure of the court system. Real property and classification of interests in it. Unwritten rights in land, such as riparian rights and adverse possession and their relationship to land surveying. Written transfers of land to include simultaneous and sequence conveyances, dedications, and reversions. Procedure of legal surveys. Rules of evidence to include classification of evidence, burden of proof, presumptions, and weight of classes of evidence. Discussion of ramifications when using measurements as evidence. Study of typical court cases. Title insurance. Rights, duties, and liability of a professional land surveyor. |
School: | Civil Engineering |
Department: | Civil Engineering |
Credit By Exam: | NO |
Repeatable Flag: | NO |
Temporary Flag: | NO |
Full Time Privilege Flag: | NO |
Honors Flag: | NO |
Variable Title Flag: | NO |
Fall 2007 *** indicates the course was still an active course and was transferred to the Banner Catalog effective Spring 2008. This course was not expired Fall 2007.