ASSERTORY COVENANT

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ASSERTORY COVENANT


ASSERTORY COVENANT. One by which the covenantor affirms that a certain fact is in a particular way, as that the grantor of land is lawfully seised; thatit is clear of encumbrances, and the like. If the assertion is false, thesecovenants are broken the moment that the instrument is signed. See 11 S. &R. 109, 112.

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