I have had occasion to speak with a few North Carolina civil engineers
recently about their brief experience with metric road and bridge
construction. Perhaps the largest headache consistently measured had to
do with the absolute refusal of judges to allow the use of metric units
in condemnation hearing briefs.
Jim
mojo wrote:
>
> >What is the only unit of measurement for length approved by the US Congress
> since 1867?
> >
> >A:inch;
> >B:foot;
> >C:yard;
> >D:meter
>
> I'm not sure this question makes any sense in a common law (vs civil law)
> context. I believe the law actually states that no contract can be considered
> invalid for the sole reason that it uses metric units. Inches, feet, and yards
> are all "approved" by their common acceptance, by the precedent of their
> acceptable use in contracts.
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