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Sep 17, 2014 civil-law innocent-purchaser torrens-system due-diligence reconveyance good-faith

Good Faith vs Due Diligence: Unmasking the Innocent Purchaser Doctrine

The Supreme Court clarifies that buyers of registered land must go beyond the title when circumstances raise suspicion. Learn the limits of the innocent purchaser defense.