First recorded deed preferred

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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.

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

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 45-802.

1973 Ed., § 45-502.


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