Owner owned Greenacre, a tract of land, in fee simple. Owner executed an instrument in the proper form of a deed, purporting to convey Greenacre to Purchaser in fee simple. The instrument recited that the conveyance was in consideration of "$5 cash in hand paid and for other good and valuable consideration." Owner handed the instrument to Purchaser and Purchaser promptly and properly recorded it. Two months later, Owner brought an appropriate action against Purchaser to cancel the instrument and to quiet title. In support, Owner proved that no money in fact had been paid by Purchaser, notwithstanding the recitation, and that no other consideration of any kind had been supplied by Purchaser. In such action, Owner should 
lose, because any remedy Owner might have had was lost when the instrument was recorded.  lose, because the validity of conveyance of land does not depend upon consideration being paid, whether recited or not.  prevail, because the recitation of consideration paid may be contradicted by parol evidence.  prevail, because recordation does not make a void instrument effective. 
Question: Owner owned Greenacre, a tract of land, in fee simple. Owner executed an instrument in the proper form of a deed, purporting to convey Greenacre to Purchaser in fee simple. The instrument recited that the conveyance was in consideration of "$5 cash in hand paid and for other good and valuable consideration." Owner handed the instrument to Purchaser and Purchaser promptly and properly recorded it. Two months later, Owner brought an appropriate action against Purchaser to cancel the instrument and to quiet title. In support, Owner proved that no money in fact had been paid by Purchaser, notwithstanding the recitation, and that no other consideration of any kind had been supplied by Purchaser. In such action, Owner should 
A. lose, because any remedy Owner might have had was lost when the instrument was recorded. 
B. lose, because the validity of conveyance of land does not depend upon consideration being paid, whether recited or not. 
C. prevail, because the recitation of consideration paid may be contradicted by parol evidence. 
D. prevail, because recordation does not make a void instrument effective. 
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