Christianson v. King County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Frank il. Rudkin, Judge. Ejectment by Thomas Christianson against the County of King to recover possession of certain real property, and to quiet title to the same. Judgment for defendant (196 Fed. 791), and plaintiff brings error. The complainant is a subject of the kingdom of Norway.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Frank il. Rudkin, Judge. Ejectment by Thomas Christianson against the County of King to recover possession of certain real property, and to quiet title to the same. Judgment for defendant (196 Fed. 791), and plaintiff brings error. The complainant is a subject of the kingdom of Norway. The defendant is a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the state of Washington. The action is in ejectment. The complainant claims to be one ol' the heirs, and the grantee of all…
1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The main question to be determined is the jurisdiction of the probate court of King county at the time it entered the decree escheating the estate of John Thompson in favor of the defendant. Had the court jurisdiction to enter that decree?
[1] The territory of Washington was established by the act of Congress approved March 2, 1853, c. 90 (10 Stat. 172). The act provided for the exercise of executive, legislative, and judicial power and authority in the territory.
By section 4 of the act it was provided:
“That the legislative power and authority of said…
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