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be to go to the recorder's office and read Samuel Smith's deed. What if Samuel
Smith's deed description makes no reference to physical monuments either, it just
calls for you as the abutter? The lack of a call for physical monuments in the deeds
will probably make it difficult to accurately establish the boundary on the ground.
Let's go back to the portion of the hypothetical deed that calls for your east line
to be the line of Main Street. Research discloses that Main Street is a public street
accepted by the city long before your lot was created. After obtaining layout plans
for Main Street from the recorder's office you find that the plan calls for stone
monuments along the side lines of Main Street. These stone monuments become
controlling in establishing your east property line. The record monument called
for in the deed was the line of Main Street. The line of Main Street was established
by the city by acceptance of a public layout. The layout plan calls for stone monu-
ments. The call in your deed for Main Street is effectively a call for stone monu-
ments. If the original monuments are still in existence, their location will control
the location of your property line along the street.
