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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve got a probate with real property encumbered by a stale deed of trust in favor of an Oregon man who appears to have died 15 years ago in a different state. Aside from the usual tricks of begging/paying for a voluntary reconveyance from
the former PR of dead guys’ estate (which would require him/her to reopen probate, re-establish authority to execute the reconveyance, etc.) I know I can file a quiet title action.
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<p class="MsoNormal">My question is how I name/describe the defendant. I don’t know for a rock-solid fact he’s dead—only that a person with an extremely common same name (almost as generic as John Smith) at the same address on the DOT died 15 years ago. Can
I just name him, attempt in-person service, get authority to serve by publication, and just plow forward and rely on the constructive notice and aim for a default judgment?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now that I’m asking all my peers this question I’m wondering if I should be asking the title company instead?<o:p></o:p></p>
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