Black v. Hills

Citations

• 36 Ill. 376

Syllabus

<p>1. Infant — deed of—ralijkatkm. If an infant conveys his land, and on attaining his majority ratifies the conveyance, and then conveys to another person for a valuable consideration, the last grantee, having notice of the deed made in infancy, but no notice of the ratification, will hold the land. »</p> <p>2. One has as perfect a legal right to purchase land which his grantor has conveyed during infancy, as to purchase land that has never been conveyed at all, and he is not to be denied the position of an innocent purchaser because he has notice of the deed made in infancy.</p> <p>3. If the ratification of a deed made in infancy is by a written instrument, such instrument is within the policy of the 'registry laws; if by acts in pais, notice of such acts must be brought home to a subsequent purchaser.</p>