What is BUYING TITLES? Definition of BUYING TITLES in Black's Law Dictionary
The purchase of the rights or claims to real estate of a person who is not in possession of the land or is disseised. Void, and an offense, at common law and by 32 Hen. VIII, c. 9. This rule has been generally adopted in the United States, and is affirmed by statute in some states; 3 Washb.R.P. *596. Hinman v. Hinman, 4 Conn. 575; Helms v. May, 29 Ga. 124; Wash v. Mc- Brayer, 1 Dana, Ky., 566; Bush v. Cooper, 26 Miss. 599, 59 Am.Dec. 270. But in other states, such a purchase is valid. Fetrow v. Merriwether, 53 Ill. 279; Hall's Lessee v. Ashby, 9 Ohio, 96, 34 Am. Dec. 424.
See, also, Bracery.
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