Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-21

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF
| i sacramento, State of California. II is or
| dered than notice is hereby given, to all whom
It may 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
TON, WILLIAM GROSSLY, NJ. HANRAHAN.
| GEO +. BRONNER, JOHN DOE, RICHARD
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 intestate, on about the Sd day of Novem-
Der, 1883 IN 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 as follows :
Lots one, two, five, six, seven, eight, and the
east g feet of lot four in the block bounded by
and i, Twenty ninth and Thir ieth streets;
lots one, two, three and four in block and l.,
and Twenty eighth and Twenty streets;
lots one, two, three, four, five six seven and
eight, in block NJ and \, and Twenty-sixth and
Twenty seventh streets: a threeacre 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
the Kingdom Of Great Britain, and now residents
of the State of California, at the time and prior
tothe decease of the said John Smith, deceased,
and George Modduy 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.
Imrd-Ihat all the relatives next of kin and
huir OF fIn. -.,I IL,
nonresident foreigners, and nOn-residents ofthe
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 Califer-
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
said estate
Fifth-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
E. c. MARSHALL
Attorney-General of California
Per :. =. SCANIK.ER, of Counsel.
And ii is further ordered that this notice be
published in SACRAMENTO DAILY RECORD UNION /
a newspaper published in the city of Sacra
mento, county of Sacramento and State of Cali |
fornia, for the period of one month, requiring !
all persons interested in said estate to appear |
and show cause, if any they have, within forty |
days from the date Of this order, why the said I
estate should not vest in the State of California
June 20, 1854 J0gN W. ARMSTRONG,
Superior Judge.
A true copy Attest:
LsEAL.J CHAS. NJ. COGLAN, Clerk.
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