General Warranty
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Covenant or Warranty; Warranty.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The name of a covenant of warranty inserted in deeds, by which the grantor binds himself, his heirs, etc., to "warrant and forever defend" to the grantee, hls heirs, etc., the title thereby conveyed, against the lawful claims of ali persons whatsoever. Where the warranty is only against the claims of persons claiming "by, through, or under" the grantor or his heirs, it is calied a "special warranty."
Defined under Warranty in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The name of a covenant of warranty inserted in deeds, by which the grantor binds himself, his heirs, _ ete., to “warrant and forever defend” to the grantee, his heirs, etc., the title thereby conveyed, against the lawful claims of all per- 537 GENERATIO “by, through, or under” the grantor or his heirs, it is called a “special warranty.”