Ohio Code § 5301.44

Ohio Code § 5301.44. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 5301.44.

When a conveyance of real estate has been executed in which there is a mistake, defect,

or omission in the description of the lands, execution, acknowledgment, or otherwise,

and it has been recorded in the county recorder's office of the county where the lands

are or were situated at the time of such record, the record or a certified copy thereof

in an action to cure or supply such defect, mistake, or omission, or to compel the

execution of a valid conveyance of such real estate, may be read in evidence, and

shall be prima-facie evidence that such instrument was executed and existed as shown

by such record.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5301.44
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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