quiet title
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Bouvier (1914)
Definitions from Case Law
From 207 U.S. 1 - Lawson v. United States Mining Co. · 1907Most cited · 169 citing opinions
Title by patent from the United States to a tract of ground, theretofore public, prima facie carries ownership of all beneath the surface, and possession under such patent of the surface is presumptively possession of all beneath the surface.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Bill to Quiet Possession and Title; Bill Quia Timet. QUIETUS (Lat. freed or acquitted). In English Law. A discharge; an acquittance. An instrument by the clerk of the pipe and auditors in the exchequer, as proof of their acquittance or discharge of accountants. Cowell. r Discharge of a judge or attorney -general. 3 Mod. *99. in American Law. The discharge of an executor by the probate court. Taylor v. Deblois, 4 Mas. 131, Fed. Cas. No. 13,790. QUINTO EXACTUS (Lat.). In Old English Law. The fifth call or last requisition of a defendant sued to outlawry.