" A" conveys property to "B" by deed dated March 1. "B" does not record the deed until March 4. "A" conveys the same property on March 2 to "C." "C" receives the deed on March 2 with full knowledge that a previous deed had been given to "B." "C" records its deed on March 3. Under what recording statute would "C" be declared the owner?
A) notice
B) race notice
C) race
D) would not be the owner under any of the above recording statutes

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Under a race statute, the first party to record the deed has priority, regardless of notice. Since "C" recorded the deed first on March 3, "C" would be declared the owner under a race statute.

" A" Conveys Property to "B" by Deed Dated March