§ 301. Conveyance and record as evidence. 1. The certificate of the acknowledgment or of the proof of a conveyance, or the record, or the transcript of the record, of such a conveyance, is not conclusive, and it may be rebutted, and the effect thereof may be contested, by a party affected thereby. 2. If […]
§ 311. Presumption of possession from legal title. In an action to recover real property or the possession thereof, the person who establishes a legal title to the premises is presumed to have been possessed thereof within the time required by law; and the occupation of the premises by another person is deemed to have […]
§ 321. Proof of ownership of unoccupied lands and timber thereon. In all actions to recover the possession of, or otherwise to determine the title to, or for trespass upon or injury to, unoccupied lands, timber, trees, or underwood thereon, any party seeking such recovery or determination may show an unbroken chain of title for […]
§ 331. Proof of lost execution or writ after sheriff’s sale of real property. Whenever, upon the trial of an action, it shall appear that at least ten years theretofore real property has been sold by a sheriff for enforcement of the valid lien thereon of a duly docketed judgment, and that a certificate of […]
§ 341. Recitals as to heirships in conveyances. Hereafter, in any special proceeding or action in any of the courts of this state, any deed, mortgage, lease, release, power of attorney or other instrument more than ten years old, executed for the purpose of transferring the title to or interest in lands, tenements or hereditaments […]
§ 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 […]
§ 351. Evidence as to common lands in the city of New York. In any action or special proceeding involving a question as to the situs of any lot of the common lands, so-called, in the city of New York, the court may, upon the offer of any party, receive in evidence any evidence which […]
