Haik v. Sandy City

Justice NEHRING,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

T1 This case illustrates the importance of promptly recording a deed to a property right. Sandy City and the Plaintiffs ("Haik Parties") each hold deeds to the same water right. Sandy City recorded an "Agreement of Sale" for the water right in 1977, but did not record the deed until 2004. The Haik Parties purchased the same water right in 2008 and recorded their deed that year. We are asked to determine whether the district court erred when it quieted title in favor of the Haik Parties after concluding that the Haik Parties had first recorded…