Marketable Title
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A title not subject to such reasonable doubt as_ would create a just apprehension of invalidity in the mind of a reasonable, prudent and intelligent person; one that a person of reasonable prudence and intelligence, guided by competent legal advice, would be willing to take and pay fair value for. 154 111. 607; 27 111. App. 280. A title which is not only good, but as to which there is no reasonable doubt as to matter of either law or fact. Such a title as dealers in real estate, banks, etc., would
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
See that title.
Defined under Title in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A “marketable title” to land is such a title as a courtof equity, when asked to decree specific performance of the contract of sale, will compel the vendee to accept as suflicient. It is said to be not merely a defensible title, but a title which is free from plausible or reasonable objections.