Sabo v. Horvath
Alaska Supreme Court
559 P.2d 1038 (Alaska 1976)
Relevant factsFree
Lowery occupied land and applied for a federal land patent; before the patent issued, he conveyed the land by quitclaim deed to the Horvaths, who recorded it. After Lowery later received the patent, he conveyed the same land by a second quitclaim deed to the Sabos, who recorded their deed but had no knowledge of the earlier Horvath deed.
IssueFree
Whether a deed recorded outside the purchaser's chain of title gives constructive notice of the recording to a subsequent purchaser.