What is ABSTRACT OF TITLE? Definition of ABSTRACT OF TITLE in Black's Law Dictionary
A condensed history of the title to land, consisting of a synopsis or summary of the material or operative portion of all the conveyances, of whatever kind or nature, which in any manner affect said land, or any estate or interest therein, together with _a statement of all liens, charges, or liabilities to which the same may be subject, and of which it is in any way material for purchasers to be apprised. Wary. Abst. § 2. Stevenson v. Polk, 71 Iowa, 278, 32 N.W. 340.
Record title, not extrinsic evidence thereof. Upton v. Smith, 166 N.W. 268, 183 Iowa 588. Showing a marketable title. Morgan v. W. A. Howard Realty Co., 68 Colo. 414, 191 P. 114, 115. An epitome of the record evidence of title. De Huy v. Osborne, 96 Fla. 435, 118 So. 161, 162. Including maps, plats, and other aids. Commissioners' Court of Madison County v. Wallace, 118 Tex. 279, 15 S.W.2d 535,
536. An epitome of the conveyances, transfers, and other facts relied on as evidence of title, together with all such facts appearing of record as may impair the title. State ex rel. Freeman v. Abstracters Board of Examiners, 99 Mont. 564, 45 P.2d 668, 670. Vangsness v. Bovill, 58 S.D. 228, 235 N.W. 601, 604. Memorandum or concise statement in orderly form of the substance of documents or facts appearing on public records which affect title to real property. State ex rel. Doria v. Ferguson, 145 Ohio St. 12, 60 N.E.2d 476, 478.
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