Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-10
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF
| Sacramento State of California. 1t is or
dered than notice is hereby given, to all whom
itmay concern, that the State OF California has
commenced an action to escheat the estate of
JOHN SMITH, deceased, which estate is de
scribed in the information which is made part
of this notice.
In the Superior Court, county of Sacramento,
State of California. THE STATE OF CALIFOR-
MA. Plaintiff, VS.. JOHN SMITH, JR., JOHN
SPRINGER, GEORGE MADDUX, JOHN SKEL-
TON, WILLIAM GROSSLY, NJ. HANRAHAN,
ROE, JOHN DEN, Defendants, The above
named plaintiff, by E. C. MARSHAL, Attorney
General of the State of California, files this in
formation on behalf of the State of California,
First-That JOHN SMITH, a resident foreigner,
and native of the Kingdom of Great Britain
died int5state, on or about the Sd day of Novem-
Der, 1885, in the city of Sacramento, county of
Sacramento and State of California, seized and
possessed al the time of his death of the follow
ing described real estate, lying and being in said
city, county and State, described as follows:
Lots one, two five, six, seven, eight, and the
east q feet of lot four, in the block bounded by
K and l., Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets;
lots one, two, three and four, in block X and L,
and Twenty-eighth and Twenty ninth streets;
lots one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and
eight, in block NJ and n, and Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh streets; three-acre tract of
land next east of Thirty-first street, between
and X streets OF the city of Sacramento, if eX-
tended.
Second-That John Smith, Jr., and John
Springer, defendants foreigners and natives of
the Kingdom of Great Britain and now residents
of the State of California at the time and prior
to the decease of the said John Smith, deceased,
and George Moddux, NJ. Hanrahan, George F.
Bronner William Grossly, John SHELTON, defend
ants, and others whose names are unknown to
plaintiff, and are named by fictitious names as
John Doe, Richard Roe and John Den, defend
ants are all now in the possession of said real
estate claiming some right therein adverse to
this plaintiff and against law.
Third-That all the relatives next of kin and
heirs of the said John Smith, deceased, were
nonresident foreigners and non-residents of the
State of California at the time of his DEATH that
he had no wife, no children, no descendants
or next of kin residents of the State of Califor-
mia at the time of his death capable of inherit
ing, of succeeding to his estate at the time of
his death, of which all persons and claimants
have notice in and by virtue of the records of
this Court.
Fourth-That by reason of the foregoing facts
stated and the law in such cases, the real estate
of John Smith, deceased, has escheated to the
State of California, plaintiff herein, and that
the State of California, plaintiff is legally the
owner thereof and entitled to the possession of
said estate.
Ffth-Wherefore, the State of California,
plaintiff herein. asks and demands judgments
of this Court declaring that said estate has es-
cheated, and that the State OF California is in
law the rightful owner thereof and entitled to
the possession of the same.
Z. c. MARSHALL,