New York § 342 - 342Recitals in judgments affecting title to real property as evidence
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 342 — 342Recitals in judgments affecting title to real property as evidence, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 342. 342Recitals in judgments affecting title to real property as evidence
§ 342. Recitals in judgments affecting title to real property as evidence. In any action or special proceeding in any of the courts of this state, a judgment, decree or order of any court of record, or made by a judge of any court of record in this state, in any action affecting the title of real property, which contains recitals that any acts were done or proceedings had which were necessary to give to such court or judge jurisdiction or power to grant such judgment, decree or order, shall be presumptive evidence that such acts were duly performed or proceedings duly had, if such judgment, decree or order shall have been duly entered or filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the action or special proceeding was pending wherein such judgment, decree or order was granted.
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Section 342 ("342Recitals in judgments affecting title to real property as evidence") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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