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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

815. The deed, 'or color of title, under which a person takes possession of land, serves to define specifically the boundaries of his claims; Ellicott v. Pearl, 10 Pet. (U. S.) 412, 9 L. Ed. 475. When a disseisor enters upon and cultivates part of a tract, he does not thereby hold possession of the whole tract constructively, unless this entry was by color of title by specific boundaries to the whole tract; color of title, is valuable only so far as it indicates the extent of the disseisor's claim; Ege v. Medlar, 82 Pa. 99. See Allen v. Mansfield, 108 Mo. 343,