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In 2010, the Supreme Court decided a case involving an option to purchase over Parcel X, holding that the option is valid and enforceable between G (optionor) and H (optionee) even if the option instrument is not annotated on the title. In 2016, Congress enacted a statute requiring annotation of options to purchase on the title to affect rights against third parties. In 2024, C, not a party to the 2010 decision, seeks to register the 2010 option against D’s title in the land registry. The Register of Deeds refuses, citing the 2016 statute. Explain: (i) which law governs for purposes of registration; (ii) whether the 2010 decision continues to bind G and H personally and whether it binds D’s title; and (iii) how Art. 8 governs the relation between judicial decisions and statutes in this context.

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The 2016 statute governs for registration; the 2010 OTP decision remains binding between G and H but is not binding on D's title; Art. 8 acknowledges that judicial decisions form part of the law, yet a later statute controlling third-party rights prevails for registration. The 2016 statute governs for registration; the 2010 OTP decision binds G and H personally but not D's title; Art. 8 recognizes judicial decisions as part of the law but allows statutes to modify rights against third parties. The 2016 statute governs for registration; The OTP decision binds the parties and D's title as a matter of law; The later statute cannot affect the binding effect on land titles. Registration should be governed by the oldest applicable law, i.e., the 2010 decision; The statute has no retroactive effect.

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