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Section 42-406 - First recorded deed preferred

First recorded deed preferred

When 2 or more deeds of the same property are made to bona fide purchasers for value without notice, the deed or deeds which are first recorded according to law shall be preferred.

CREDIT(S)

(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1268, ch. 854, § 500.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-802.
1973 Ed., § 45-502.

Current through September 13, 2012