Lifsey v. Finn

“1. A covenant of general warranty relates only to the title, and, as a general rule, only to the title as it existed at the time the covenant was executed.

“2. Taxes assessed after a contract of sale of land, which the purchaser has covenanted to pay, and which he permit's to remain unpaid, thus causing a sale of the land under a tax execution, do not constitute a defect in the title caused by the vendor under the covenant, and such defect in title is attributable to the purchaser’s own fault, for which the vendor is not liable under his warranty.

*736Decided January 15, 1930. M. PL. Blaclcshear,…