Torrens System of Land Registration

The real purpose of Torrens system of land registration is to quiet title to the land and put a stop forever to any question of the legality of the title. Once a title is registered, the owner may rest secure without the necessity of waiting in the portals of the court to avoid the possibility of losing his land.

The real purpose of Torrens system of land registration is to quiet title to land; to put a stop forever to any question of the legality of the title, except claims which were noted at the time of registration, in the certificate, or which may arise subsequent thereto. Once a title is registered the owner may rest secure, without the necessity of waiting in the portals of the court to avoid the possibility of losing his land.

—Legarda vs. Saleeby, 1915

The main purpose of the Torrens system is to avoid possible conflicts of title to real estate and to facilitate transactions relative thereto by giving the public the right to rely upon the face of a Torrens certificate of title and to dispense with the need of inquiring further, except when the party concerned has actual knowledge of facts and circumstances that should impel a reasonably cautious man to make such further inquiry.

—Traders Royal Bank vs. Court of Appeals, 1999