Hermansen Articles

Partial Index to Articles Authored or Co-Authored & Sample Forms

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Fictional Books

Walking to Hell – The Story of a Confederate Soldier, Book 1 (2014) – Amazon

Hard Living, Easy Dying – The Story of a Confederate Soldier, Book 2 (2014) – Amazon

Blessed Are the Dead, Cursed Are the Living – The Story of a Confederate Soldier, Book 3 (2015) – Amazon

Hard Men, Hard Times – The Story of a Confederate Soldier, Book 4 (2015) – Amazon

I’ve Seen Better Days – The Story of a Confederate Soldier, Book 5 (2015) – Amazon

Masters of Destruction – The Story of a Confederate Soldier, Book 6 (2015) – Amazon

All We Had and More – The Story of a Confederate Soldier, Book 7 (2015) – Amazon

Vengeance I Seek, Retribution I’ll Have – The Story of a Confederate Soldier and Frontiersman, Book 8 (2015) – Amazon

God Smiled, Then the Devil Took HIs Due – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 9 (2018)

A Quest Delayed, Yearnings Unfulfilled – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 10 (2019)

Grief, Graves, and Good Times – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 11 (2020)

Travels & Travails – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 12 (2020)

Sins, Sorrow, and Success – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 13 (2020)

Women, Wandering, and Wives – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 14 (2021)

Laughter, Life, and Lean Times – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 15 (2023)

Sorrow, Suffering, and Sadness – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 16 (2023)

Outlaws, Rustlers, and Bandits – The Story of a Western Frontiersman, Book 17 (2024)

Legal/Surveying Books

Litigating Property Boundaries & Related Matters (2024)

Maine Boundary Litigation (co-author)

Maine Roads & Easements (co-author)

Maine Riparian and Littoral Boundaries and Rights (co-author)

Town Lines in Maine (co-author)

Maine Boundary Law (co-author)

Boundary Disputes & Related Matters

Residential Subdivision and Land Development in Maine (co-author) – MSBA Practice Series 104, No. 1 (2008) – Maine State Bar Association

Principles and Procedures for the Location of Boundaries in Maine (co-author) – MSBA Practice Series 102, No. 1 (2006) – Maine State Bar Association

Maine Principles of Ownership Along Water Bodies (co-author) – MSBA Practice Series 103, No. 1 (2003) – Maine State Bar Association

Roads and Easements (co-author) – Practice Series 101, No. 1 (2003) – Maine State Bar Association

Boundary Retracement Principles and Procedures for Pennsylvania (1986) – Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors

Articles

Videos

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Boundary Surveying

Boundary Retracement Example
Boundaries Encountered
Conflict with Other Surveyors
Historical Aspects Boundary Retracement
Licensing & Professional Practice
Title Transfer & Property Ownership
Professional Licensing
Progression of Practice
Concurrent & Undivided Land Ownership
Deed Types & Warrantees
Title Insurance & Surveying
Title Security & Terms
Boundary Survey Public Record Research
Gaps & Gores
General Rules of Construction
Overlapping Title & Senior Title
Evidence
Fences, Walls, & Possession Boundaries
Adverse Possession
Unwritten Agreement
Estoppel
Acquiescence
Practical Location
Apportionment & Proportion
Proportioning in USPLSS
U.S.P.L.S.S.
Easements
Rules of Construction – Easements
Rules of Construction – Riparian
Florida Riparian Law
Marketable Record Title Act
Scenario 1 – Monument v. Measurements
Scenario 2 – Best Evidence
Scenario 3 – Conflicting Monuments
Scenario 4 – Conflicting Monument Calls
Scenario 5 – Unsurveyed Boundary
Scenario 6 – Overlap
Scenario 7 – Possession Line Boundary
Scenario 8 – Gap
Scenario 9 – Blanket Easement
Scenario 10 – Possession Best Evidence
Scenario 11 – Center of Section
Scenario 12 – Proration
Scenario 13 – Proration of Waterfront
Scenario 14 – Weighing the Evidence
Scenario 15 – Pin Cushion Corner
Scenario 16 – Estoppel & Practical Location
Scenario 17 – Acquiescence
Scenario 18 – Conflicting Boundary Calls
Scenario 19 – Overburdening
Scenario 20 – Liability
Scenario 21 – Monument Over Boundary
Scenario 22 – Monument Before the Boundary
Scenario 23 – Aliquot Division of Un-Surveyed Land
Scenario 24 – Un-Called-For Monument
Scenario 25 – Inconsistent Calls
Scenario 26 – Research Compilation
Scenario 27 – Record Research on the Internet
Scenario 28 – Overcoming Record Research Obstacles
Scenario 29 – Legal Research
Maine Municipal Subdivision Law
L.U.P.C. Subdivision
DEP (Site Law) Subdivision Law
Maine Riparian Boundary Law
Maine Public Road Easement Law