N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 342: Recitals 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.