Escrow & Title
Nebraska's recording acts provide a 'race notice' protection meaning:
AThe first person to record an instrument has priority in all cases
BA subsequent purchaser who takes without notice of a prior claim and records first has priority✓ Correct
CNotice must be published in a newspaper before any instrument is recorded
DOnly instruments recorded within 30 days of execution have priority
Explanation
Under a race-notice recording act (which Nebraska follows), a subsequent bona fide purchaser who has no knowledge of a prior unrecorded interest AND records first takes priority over the prior unrecorded instrument.
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