A grant of an estate in real property is conclusive against the grantor and against every one subsequently claiming under the grantor except a purchaser or encumbrancer who in good faith and for a valuable consideration acquires a title or lien by an instrument that is first duly recorded.
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-20-303
Grant conclusive -- exception for good faith purchaser
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Armstrong v. Trout (In Re Trout) (1992)
Most recently applied in In Re Miller (March 1994)
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Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.