Vanderkarr v. Vanderkarr

Where there is- an express covenant in a deed, it takes away all implied covenants. A. general enant of -warranty \w a deed does not imply seisto^nor'ca'í the want of seisin in th© grantor, orthat land as,n&e.Ube assigned as a covenant of can^the^piSnatiibn^'for1 a*1 breach of the warranty, ingandprovffg a lawful eviction,

THIS was an action of covenant. The declaration stated that the defendant by his deed, dated 25th April, 1810, granted, bargained, and sold to the plaintiff, all the undivided part of lot No. 120. in Van SchaicFs patent, containing, 120 acres, &c. to have and to hold, See. And covenanted, the premises, &c. to the plaintiff and his heirs and assigns, “ against all and every person or Persons lawfully claiming, or to claim, the whole or any part of the premises, &c. to warrant and defend.” The plaintiff ** x alleged, 1. That the defendant, at the time of the sealing and delivering of the deed, was not seised, &c. 2. That at the time, &c. there was not, nor is there at this day, any such land, &c. as lot No. 120. in Van SchaicFs patent, described in and by the said indenture, Sec. And so he saith, the said defendant hath not ^eP*- his covenant, Sec. To this declaration the defendant demurred, and assigned for causes of demurrer: 1. That in the breach first assigned by the plaintiH^ there is no breach of the covenant of warranty alleged, anc} the want of seisin or title is not within the covenant, nor a breach of it; 2. Because, in the second breach assigned, the plaintiff does not allege that he was evicted by a person having the lawful title; and, 3. Because the plaintiff puts in issue, under the covenant of warranty, the facts whether the defendant was seised, &c. and whether there was any such land as is described in the deeds at the time, &,c. The plaintiff joined in demurrer, and the same was submitted to the court without argument.