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Scrivener's Terror Redux

Time to break it down; shortened calls follow each.



...or "The Southwest 1/4 corner".



...or "The center 1/4 corner". Don't like to use the center? Okay, it's still only the NE corner of the SW 1/4.

A Lifetime of Service

No, not in the armed service, as a firefighter, philanthropist, or evangelical - as a notary. Congratulations, Thomas Barnard; I hope you like watching people sign things.



I'm just jealous - mine expires in 2007.

Scrivener's Terror

Attorneys are often maligned for being unneccessarily long-winded; hey, when you're billing at a couple hundred dollars an hour, why not?

I just never realized it might extend to property descriptions - the "Southwest corner of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4" can also be described as the "Southwest corner". I bet the client had his or her lawyer draft the deed, and was then billed by the letter.

(Note: If you are an attorney, please come back again - I'll go back to making fun of surveyors and making cheap puns.)

Shouldn't Have Recorded The Deed

This, part of a divorce decree, bears a valuable lesson for all of us - never do anything naughty in a non-secure location. You'll be taken to the cleaners.





This, part of the same decree, seemed odd to me - everything else is carefully accounted for, and then there's this one. Maybe it's a flexible line of credit?

Deed Looks Like A Lady

If anyone can fill me in on what common feminine name "Todd" could be short for, please let me know - it just doesn't sound right.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

"Dick Hiscock"? Of course he's married.

I just noticed the grantee is "Mary, Pat Hiscock". Ha!

"...And Other Consideration"

I can say with all certainty that I will never be salesman enough to get this tagged on to a deed when I sell a house.

Why Title Insurance Exists

Because some people just don't quite get it. A legal description has a distinct beginning and end; this has some sides. I also especially like that to the right of the "survey" it says "The Holmstrom Living Trust". Look a couple of lines down from that to see the most magnificent signature ever put to paper.

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

Yep, that'll work.