lack the status of bona fide purchasers--at least it is not in the case of a grantee who is aware that A has an unrecorded deed that would hook A up to the chain of title.
0 then purports to convey the full fee simple to B, who has notice of the unrecorded deed to A.
Suppose the conveyance to A was not a mortgage but an unrecorded deed granting a life estate to A.
1961) (the holder of an unrecorded deed had posted a "No Trespassing" sign on the land with his name and address on it to provide inquiry notice), aff'd, 349 F.2d 685 (9th Cir.
For example, assume that a properly acknowledged
unrecorded deed contains all the proper elements for validity, such as a competent grantor who has legal title, a granting clause, a sufficient legal description, and two subscribing witnesses.