Surveyors need to be very careful in establishing the right of the clients over a parcel of land first, before engaging in the surveying exercise, in order to be sure that the clients have the right of ownership to the parcel of land. This is because the activities of the surveyors have serious legal implication on the parcel of land and the client, so that the surveyor will not give undue power to the clients.
The Supreme court held in the case of Majekodunmi & ors v.Abina 1,S.C.J.L.P.123 that " the process of carrying out the cadastral survey of a parcel of land, including the demarcation of the parcel of land with survey beacons, or even pegs is enough act of possession."
Hence, the surveyors should not just rush to site, they have a duty to ascertain the right of their clients to the parcel of land.
(credit to Surv Barr. Ogbebor)