In Abelleira v. Dist. Court, 109 P.2d 942, 17 Cal.2d 280 (1941), the court determined that lack of jurisdiction refers to "any acts which exceed the defined power of a court in any instance, whether that power be defined by constitutional provision, express statutory declaration, or rules developed by the courts and followed under the doctrine of stare decisis . . . ." Abelleira, 109 P.2d at 948, 17 Cal.2d at 291.