58-2263. Validating certain instruments recorded prior to January 1, 1944. Any sheriff's deed, receiver's deed, administrator's deed, executor's deed, special master's deeds, guardian's deed and conveyance by a trustee in bankruptcy, which was recorded in the office of register of deeds in any county of the state of Kansas prior to January 1, 1944, shall be conclusively presumed to have conveyed the clear and merchantable title to the real estate therein described to the extent of the interest owned by the judgment debtor, defendant, estate or ward, and purported to be conveyed by said deed as against all persons other than those in actual possession of the premises on the effective date of this act, notwithstanding any actual or purported defect in the execution or acknowledgment thereof and notwithstanding any actual or purported defects, mistakes, errors or omissions in the proceedings had or the pleadings, orders or publication notices filed in the court which caused to be held the sale upon which said deed is based: Provided, That this act shall not apply to any such deed which has been placed of record in the office of register of deeds in the county in which the land is situated subsequent to January 1, 1944: Provided further, That any person desiring to present proof of the invalidity or partial invalidity of any such deed shall have one (1) year after the effective date of this act within which to bring proceedings attaching or seeking to set aside any such deed or questioning the merchantability or extent of the title which is conveyed: Provided further, That infancy, incompetency or nonresidence shall not affect the operation of this act.
History: L. 1961, ch. 297, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 326, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 275, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 219, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property
Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land
58-2201 Who deemed seized and possessed of lands.
58-2203 Form of warranty deed.
58-2204 Form of quitclaim deed.
58-2205 How conveyances executed and acknowledged.
58-2206 Corporation conveyances executed prior to 1887 validated.
58-2207 Title acquired after conveyance passes to grantee, when.
58-2208 Adverse possession; interest may be conveyed notwithstanding.
58-2209 Conveyance of real estate; signature required.
58-2210 Creation of trusts or powers, how executed.
58-2211 Acknowledgment of instrument relating to real estate.
58-2214 Unacknowledged deed; proof of execution and delivery.
58-2215 Same; before whom proof made.
58-2216 Same; certificate, contents.
58-2217 How certificates must be given.
58-2218 False statement and certificate; penalty.
58-2219 Subpoena of witnesses.
58-2221 Recordation of instruments conveying or affecting real estate; duties of register of deeds.
58-2222 Same; filing imparts notice.
58-2223 Same; unrecorded instrument valid only between parties having actual notice.
58-2228 Validity of instruments acknowledged in other states.
58-2229 Instruments as evidence.
58-2231 Instruments recorded prior to 1868 as notice.
58-2232 Certificate, record or transcript not conclusive evidence.
58-2233 Previous acts not invalidated.
58-2234 Validation of acknowledgments made by register of deeds.
58-2235 Record of defective instruments made prior to 1887 as notice.
58-2236 Record of defective instruments made prior to 1901 as notice.
58-2238 Escheats of alien's property to state forfeited, when.
58-2239 County clerk to keep transfer record; separate records for tax-exempt lands.
58-2240 Furnishing of information on transfer record to appraiser.
58-2241 Duty of register of deeds to enter instruments on transfer record.
58-2242a Decree or judgment changing ownership or title to real estate; entry upon transfer records.
58-2247 Title by adverse possession of land for public park.
58-2248 Recording title to lands patented by state to railroads.
58-2249 Protection of bona fide purchasers of Indian land.
58-2252 Validating defective assignments and releases of trust deeds.
58-2255 Validating certain defective and irregular guardians' deeds recorded prior to March 2, 1888.
58-2256 Failure to return to owners certain instruments pertaining to real estate; demand.
58-2257 Instruments pertaining to real estate; failure to return to owners; remedies.
58-2263 Validating certain instruments recorded prior to January 1, 1944.
58-2265 Same; instrument requiring insurance; disclosure of insurance information.
58-2267 Same; construction of act.
58-2268 Same; penalties for violations.
58-2271 Abandoned pipeline easements; release, failure to file, remedy.
58-2272 Instruments conveying interest involving wind or solar resources and technologies.