A buyer purchases land without recording the deed. The seller then conveys the same land to a second buyer who pays value, knows nothing of the first sale, and records. In a race-notice jurisdiction, who owns the land?
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A
The second buyer, because she took without notice and recorded first
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B
The first buyer, because he purchased first in time
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C
The second buyer, but only if the first buyer never possesses the land
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D
The first buyer, because recording is optional