State v. Alford’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““James A. S. Parsons, having parted with his title to said land and his interest in said certificate on December 18, 1852, by his deed to William Harnage, could do nothing to disparage the title Harnage had to said land by his action in attempting to cancel the original patent of the H. B. Dance survey and to secure a corrected patent for himself from the Commissioner of the General Land Office * * *. “Appellants contend, however, that appellees had constructive notice of the proceedings in connection with the cancellation of the original patent and of the reissuance of a corrected patent. This contention cannot be sustained, since the registration of an instrument is notice only to those who claim through and under the grantor or mortgagor by whom the instrument was executed. White v. McGregor, 92 Tex. 556 , 50 S.W. 564 , 71 Am.St.Rep. 875 ; 36 Tex.Jur. 476. ‘‘The corrected patent of the Dance survey was issued on September 11, 1860, eight years after Harnage acquired the land from Parsons, and was therefore not a part of the chain of title of Harn-age or his vendees herein.” (Emphasis supplied)”

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