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Reasonable intendment for bona fide purchaser

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From 38 U.S. 17 - John Van Ness v. The Bank of the United States · 1839Most cited · 11 citing opinions

the soundest principles of justice and policy would seem to demand that every reasonable intendment should be made to support the titles of the bona fide purchasers of real property; and this Court is not disposed to impair their safety, by insisting upon matters of form, unless they were evidently required by the legislative authority.