Books by Tom Propst

These books were first published in February 2010, and are available through the links on this page, through Amazon.com, or you can use the contact link and make your request. If you use the links on this page you can receive a $7.00 discount by typing in the discount code of NFS5QWVH at checkout. Sorry, I can’t offer discounts through Amazon.

Federal Land Boundary Cases and Codes

This book is intended to be a complete collection of the Federal land boundary cases and code sections as referenced in each of the six editions of "Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles" ("Brown's"). This book is not affiliated with "Brown's", its Authors, or its publisher.

There are three code sections and twenty-eight cases included in this collection.

These Federal cases include the graphic illustrations included in the official reports. I have also included the exhibits from the 1973 "Manual of Survey Instructions" relevant to included cases "Lee Wilson v. United States" referred to as "Moon Lake" in the Manual, and "Jeems Bayou v. United States" called "the Ferry Lake Case" in the Manual.

California Land Boundary Cases and Codes

This book is intended to be a complete collection of California land boundary cases and code sections as referenced in each of the six editions of "Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles" ("Brown's"). This book is not affiliated with "Brown's", its Authors, or its publisher.

There are four code sections and thirty-two cases in this collection.

These California cases are direct images from the published official reports, and include all of the graphic illustrations included in those reports. This book also contains additional maps as referenced in the cases, such as the 1842 map of "Nueva Helvetia" for John Sutter, and the GLO plat referenced in Wood v. Mandrilla.

Who should purchase these books: Land Surveyors, Title Personnel, Legal Professionals, Students, and others who would like a ready reference to the California and Federal cases and code sections referenced in "Brown's", regardless of which edition they have.

These are not intended to be collections of cases definitive of the current law affecting land boundaries, and they should not be used as such. The practicing professional should perform the research necessary to ascertain the current state of law on any issue in controversy, and seek legal advice when appropriate. These books do not contain legal advice.