Escrow & Title
Wisconsin's 'race-notice' recording statute protects:
AFirst in time, first in right — regardless of notice
BBona fide purchasers who record first AND take without notice of prior unrecorded interests✓ Correct
CAll recorded interests equally regardless of timing
DGovernment interests over private interests
Explanation
Under Wisconsin's race-notice statute, a subsequent purchaser who records first AND takes without notice of a prior unrecorded interest prevails over the prior unrecorded grantee.
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