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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 34-1-120

Unrecorded conveyance void as to subsequent purchasers recording first

Known as the Model Rule Against Perpetuities Act

The act spans §§ 34-1-101 to 34-1-159 (59 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Chancy and Kim Wheeldon v. Elk Feed Grounds House, Llc, a Wyoming Limited Liability Company (2021)

Most recently applied in Darrell R. Turcato and Robbin D. Wilkins, individually and as Trustees of the Virginia E. Turcato Living Trust dated August 13, 1990, and as Trustees of the John B. Turcato Living Trust dated August 13, 1990 v. Jan Frady and Larry Turcato (January 2024)

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Every conveyance of real estate within this state, hereafter made, which shall not be recorded as required by law, shall be void, as against any subsequent purchaser or purchasers in good faith and for a valuable consideration of the same real estate or any portion thereof, whose conveyance shall be first duly recorded.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.