Quitclaim in United States
Quitclaim Definition
In conveyancing. A form of deed of the nature of a release, containing words of grant as well as release. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 606. The term is in constant and general use in American law to denote a deed substantially the same as a release in English law. It presupposes a previous or precedent conveyance, or a subsisting estate and possession. Thornton, Conv. 44. It is a conveyance at common law, but differs from a release in that it is regarded as an original conveyance in American law, at least in some states. 6 Pick, (Mass.) 499; 14 Pick. (Mass.) 374; 3 Conn. 398; 9 Ohio, 96; 5 111. 117; Rev. St. Me. c. 73, § 14; Code Miss. 1857, p. 309, art. 17. The operative words are “remise, release, and forever quitclaim.” Thornton, Conv. 44. Covenants of warranty against incumbrances by the grantor are usually added.
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In conveyancing. A form of deed of the nature of a release, containing words of grant as well as release. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 606. The term is in constant and general use in American law to denote a deed substantially the same as a release in English law. It presupposes a previous or precedent conveyance, or a subsisting estate and possession. Thornton, Conv. 44. It is a conveyance at common law, but differs from a release in that it is regarded as an original conveyance in American law, at least in some states. 6 Pick, (Mass.) 499; 14 Pick. (Mass.) 374; 3 Conn. 398; 9 Ohio, 96; 5 111. 117; Rev. St. Me. c. 73, § 14; Code Miss. 1857, p. 309, art. 17. The operative words are “remise, release, and forever quitclaim.” Thornton, Conv. 44. Covenants of warranty against incumbrances by the grantor are usually added.
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