New York Consolidated Laws, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law - RPA § 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.