Lobree v. Mullan

Citations

• 70 Cal. 150
• 11 P. 685
• 1886 Cal. LEXIS 748

Syllabus

<p>State Land — Eight of Purchase—Action to Determine—Defendant may be Served by Publication—Jurisdiction.—In an action todetermine the right of conflicting claimants to purchase certain state land, brought in pursuance of an order of reference made by the surveyor-general, the Superior Court acquires jurisdiction of the person of a non-resident defendant by the service of summons upon him by publication. By applying to purchase the land, the defendant must be held to consent to this mode of service in advance.</p>