Missouri § 241.120 - Patents to be evidence of title.
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§ 241.120. Patents to be evidence of title.
All patents issued, executed and duly recorded, as required by sections 241.010 to 241.280, or a certified copy of the same, which shall include all the land therein described, or which shall include any separate and distinct description of the lands therein described, either under the hand of the secretary of state or the recorder of the proper county, shall be received and read in all courts in this state as prima facie evidence of the title in the counties where such overflowed and swamp lands severally lie.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12784)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11160; 1919 § 7024; 1909 § 8027
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Section 241.120 ("Patents to be evidence of title.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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