Chezum v. McBride

Citations

• 21 Wash. 558
• 58 P. 1067
• 1899 Wash. LEXIS 325

Syllabus

<p>ALTERATION OF DEED — RATIFICATION BY GRANTOR.</p> <p>An alteration made in a deed and in the record thereof will be presumed to have been ratified by the grantor, when the evidence tends to show that it was done with his consent, and when it appears that he always recognized the title of his grantees to the premises covered by the altered deed, and never himself, or through his successors, exercised any act of ownership over the lands in controversy.</p> <p>LACHES.</p> <p>An action to quiet title to land is barred by the laches of plaintiff and his grantors, when it appears that defendant and his grantors entered into possession of the premises under a deed from the common grantors of both parties, although the deed did not cover all the land of which possession was taken, that they cleared the timber therefrom, made improvements thereon, performed many acts of ownership, paid taxes thereon continuously for a period of twenty-five years, and retained possession during all that time without any adverse claim being asserted by plaintiff’s grantors.</p>