warrant and survey
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Definitions from Case Law
From 20 U.S. 1 - Miller v. Kerr · 1822Most cited · 29 citing opinions
A warrant and survey authorize the proprietor of them to demand the legal title, but do not, in themselves, constitute a legal title. Until the consummation of the title by a grant, the person who acquires an equity holds a right subject to examination. The validity of every document is then open to examination, whatever the law may be after the emanation of a patent.