Thanks, Dave, for the explanation to our fellow LC listers. In the 1960's & early 70's, when I was involved in a residential building business with a former marital partner, we purchased many pieces of this type of land in Sheffield Lake in LC, most at Sheriff's sales. When the current Lorain County recorder took office in the early 90's, she explained to a group of us researchers that the Torrenised system no longer existed in this county. I am glad of that because it was all no clearer than mud anyway. BTW, that is when I first met Dave who explained the Torrens system. Our loss was NC's gain. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH