Good Title

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A perfect title, free and clear from any legal exception or charge thereon. 23 Barb. (N. Y.) 370.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A marketable title which can be sold to a reasonable purchaser, or mortgaged to one of reasonable prudence as security for the loan of money. See 115 N. Y. 586, 12 Am. St. Rep. 844, 5 L. R. A. 654, 22 N. E. 233.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Such a title as a court of chancery would adopt as a sufficient ground for compelling specific performance, and such a title as would be a good answer to an action of ejectment by any claimant. 6 Exch. 873. See Gillespie v. Broas, 23 Barb. (N. Y.) 370. One that would be accepted by a reasonably prudent man; Ju.stice v. Button, 89 Neb. 367, 131 N. W. 736, 38 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1; a marketable title; Fagan v. Hook, 134 ta. 381, 105 N. W. 155, 111 N. W. 981; Moore v. Wil Uams, 115 N. Y. 586, 22 N. E. 233, 5 L. R. A 654, 12 Am. St. Rep. 844.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

This means such a title as a court of chancery would adopt as a sufficient ground for compelling specific performance, and such a title as would be a good answer to an action of ejectment by any claimant. Reynolds v. Borel, 86 Cal. 538, 25 Pac. 67; Irving v. Campbell, 121N. Y. 358, 24 N. El 821, 8 L. It. A. 620; Gillespie v. Broas, 23 Barb. (N. Y.) 381.

Defined under Good in Black's Law Dictionary.