REAL PROPERTY-RELATION OF THE COVENANTS FOR TITLE AND THE DOCTRINES OF ESTOPPEL BY DEED

The doctrine of estoppel by deed is familiar to all students of real property law. So, too, are the principles of law relating to covenants for title made by a grantor in connection with a conveyance of land. It is the purpose of this comment to discuss the relation between the two areas of law, with particular reference to two problems: (1) what effect does the estoppel doctrine have upon the recovery of damages by the grantee where there has been a breach of the covenant of seisin; and (2) conversely, what effect does recovery of substantial damages by the grantee have upon the estoppel doctrine.