The word "purchaser," as used in this chapter, embraces every person to whom any estate or interest in real estate is conveyed for a valuable consideration and every assignee of a mortgage, lease, or other conditional estate. The word "conveyance," as so used, includes every instrument in writing whereby any interest in real estate is created, aliened, mortgaged, or assigned or by which the title thereto may be affected in law or in equity, except wills, leases for a term not exceeding three years, and powers of attorney.
Minn. Stat. § 507.01
CONVEYANCE AND PURCHASER.
Known as the Minnesota Real Property Electronic Recording Act
The act spans §§ 507–507 (74 sections).
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Amos Graves v. Michael Wayman, First Minnesota Bank (2015)
Most recently applied in United States v. Meadows (May 2016)
(8195) RL s 3334
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