Instruments as evidence

58-2229. Instruments as evidence. Every instrument in writing, conveying or affecting real estate, which shall be acknowledged or proved and certified as hereinbefore prescribed, may, together with the certificates of acknowledgment or proof, be read in evidence without further proof. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 26; October 31; R.S. 1923, 67-229. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Acknowledged mortgage as evidence; prima facie case. Mortgage Co. v. Hegwer, 7 Kan. App. 689, 691, 51 P. 915. 2. An acknowledgment of a mortgage should be pleaded when material. Wright v. Bacheller, 16 Kan. 259, 269. 3. Certificate of acknowledgment prima facie evidence of execution. Wilkins v. Moore, 20 Kan. 538, 540. 4. Deed made by one and acknowledged by another; incompetent evidence. Heil v. Redden, 38 Kan. 255, 16 P. 743. 5. Conveyance executed in another state competent evidence. Stinson v. Geer, 42 Kan. 520, 526, 22 P. 586. 6. Unacknowledged receiver's final receipt, ten years on record; record admissible. Hall v. Rea, 85 Kan. 675, 677, 118 P. 693. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026