2006 New York Code - 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.