State v. Miller

Henry Hemker died in this state, intestate, on May 9, 1903. His estate was duly administered by the defendant, and on February 27, 1905, upon settlement of the final account therein, it was adjudged that the defendant had in his hands belonging to said estate, for distribution, the sum of $2,053.55 in money. No person having ever claimed as heir, or otherwise, any part of the estate, the- attorney-general on May 15, 1905, began this proceeding by information, under section 1269 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to obtain a judgment of the court declaring said property escheated and the title…