§ 42-406Title 42
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.
Annotations
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1268, ch. 854, § 500 1973 Ed., § 45-502. 1981 Ed., § 45-802.
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