by John Marshall Harlan

“ These cases fall far short of sustaining the broad contention of the plaintiffs in respect to quitclaim deeds. On the contrary, they show that, in Arkansas, one may become entitled to protection as a bona fide purchaser for value, although holding under a deed of that kind. Applying the principles of those cases to the present case, we are of opinion that McDonald is entitled to protection as an innocent purchaser. The deed that he accepted was not drawn as a quitclaim deed pursuant to any specific direction given by him. ”

“ But they prosecuted no inquiry, and it follows that they are not bona fide purchasers without notice.' In the same case it was said that a person purchasing an interest in lands 'takes with constructive notice of whatever appears in the conveyances constituting his chain of title;' and that, if anything appeared in such conveyances, sufficient to put a prudent man upon inquiry, it was his duty to make the inquiry, and he would be charged by the law with the actual notice he would have received if he had made it. ”