Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-11
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF
L Sacramento, State of California. IL is or
dered than notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern, that the State of California has
commenced an action to cScheat 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-
MIA. Plaintiff, VS.. JOHN SMITH. JR., JOHN
SPRINGER, GEORGE MADDUX, JOHN SKEL-
TON, WILLIAM GROSSLY. NJ. HANRAHAN,
GEO. F. BRONSER, JOHN DOE, RICHARD
ROE, JOHN DEN, Defendants. The above
named plaintiff, by f. 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 intestate, on or about the Cd day of Noyem-
Der, 1883, III the city of Sacramento, county of
Sacramento and State of California, seized and
possessed at the time of his death of the follow
ing described real estate, lying and being in said
city, county and State, described follows: ;
Lots one, two, five, six, seven, eight and the
east ~ feet Of lot four, in the block bounded by
X and J., TWenty-ninth and Thir ieth streets;
lots one, two, three and four, in block and l.,
and Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets;
lots one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and
eight, in block NJ and \, and Twenty-siXth and
Twenty-seventh streets; three-acre tract of
land next east of Thirty-first street, between
and streets of the city OF Sacramento, if eX-
tended
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 +.
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.
Thir1--That all the relatives next of kin and
heirs of the said John Smith, deceased, were
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 Califsr-
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.
Fifth-Whercfore, 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.