COVENANT TO STAND SEISED TO USES. A species of conveyance which derives its
effect from the statute of uses, and operates without transmutation of
possession.
2. By this conveyance, a person seised of lands, covenant's that he
will stand seised of them to the use of another. On executing the covenant,
the other party becomes seised of the use of the land, according to the
terms of the use; and the statute immediately annexes the possession to the
use. This conveyance has the same force and effect as a common deed of
bargain and sale; the great distinction between them is, that the former can
only be made use of among near domestic relations, for it must be founded
on the consideration of blood or marriage. 2 Bl. Com. 338; 2 Bouv. Inst. n.
2080; 4 Kent Com 480; Lilly's Reg.h.t.; 1 Vern. by Raithby, 40, n.; Cruise,
Dig. tit. 32, c. 10; 11 John. R. 337; 1 John. Cas. 91; 7 Pick. R. 111; 1
Hayw.,R. 251, 259, 271, note; 1 Conn. R. 354; 20 John. R. 85; 4 Mass. R.
135; 4 Hayw. R. 229; 1 Cowen, R. 622; 3 N. H. Rep. 234; 16 John. R. 515; 9
Wend. R. 641; 7 Mass. R. 384.