Every such instrument in writing, certified and recorded in the manner hereinbefore prescribed, shall, from the time of filing the same with the register of deeds for record, impart notice to all persons of the contents thereof; and all subsequent purchasers and mortgagees shall be deemed to purchase with notice.
K.S.A. 58-2222
Filing of instrument imparts notice
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Hamilton v. Washington Mutual Bank FA (2009)
Most recently applied in Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc. v. Union Bank of California, N.A. (In Re Cornerstone E & P Co.) (August 2010)
G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 20; October 31; R.S. 1923, 67-222.
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Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.