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QUIT CLAIM, conveyancing. By the laws of Connecticut, it is the common practice there for the owner of land to execute a quit claim deed to a purchaser who has neither possession nor pretence of claim, and as by the laws of that state the delivery of the deed amounts to the delivery of possession, this operates as a conveyance without warranty. It is, however, essential that the land should not, at the time of the conveyance, be in the possession of a stranger, holding adversely to the title of the grantor. l Swift's Dig. 133; 2 N. H. R. 402; 1 Cowen, 613; and vide Release. QUIT CLAIM, contracts. A release or acquittal of a man from all claims which the releasor has against him. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Investigators believe Duran had crafted an elaborate scheme to kidnap Teresa Duran and hold her hostage until she agreed to sign over a quit claim deed to the house, Weimortz said. 1) A notarized Quit Claim deed for all rights, interest and title to 51 lode Mining Claims which the Company recorded at the BLM office in Phoenix, Arizona and at Mohave County in Kingman, Arizona. He also signed over a quit claim deed to the house before going to prison in 1988 on a seven-year sentence for assaulting a building inspector. |
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