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42. Prior Title
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Title to a land parcel or any interest pertaining to a land parce] appearing in the Register shall have priority according to the order in which the instruments pertaining to such title or interest were presented for registration irrespective of the dates of the instruments and the date of the entry in the
Land parcel
Defined · s 75
“Land parcel” means an area of land separately delineated on the cadastral map;
Register.