Recitals as to the marital status of parties to the instrument, or as to the homestead status of the property, or as to the identity of parties named in instruments in the chain of title, in any conveyance or other instrument affecting title to real estate in this state, which has been, or hereafter shall be, recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the land is situated, or the record of the instrument, or a certified copy of the record, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of such recitals.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-28-19

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1968, ch 198.

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