torrens system

Torrens system (tor-[schwa]nz ortahr-[schwa]nz). A system for establishing title to real estate in which a claimant first acquires an abstract of title and then applies to a court for the issuance of a title certificate, which serves as conclusive evidence of ownership. • This system — named after Sir Robert Torrens, a 19th-century reformer of Australian land laws — has been adopted in the United States by several counties with large metropolitan areas. — Also termed Torrens title system. See CAVEAT(3). [Cases: Records

9. C.J.S. Registers of Deeds §§ 2–71.]

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