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· 4/20/2015

McLaurin v. United States

Citations

  • 135 S. Ct. 1842
  • 191 L. Ed. 2d 723
  • 83 U.S.L.W. 3800
  • 2015 U.S. LEXIS 2642

How courts have described this case

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  • a conveyance that does not meet the statutory requirements cannot pass valid and legal title; substantial compliance with the requirements is not sufficient
  • “A deed which purports to convey title in realty, signed by the grantor . . . but not witnessed as required by statute, is in legal effect inoperative to pass legal title.”

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