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Title

Satisfaction pieces

Series Number

J0133

Summary

This series consists of satisfaction pieces, which are an acknowledgment by a winning party that a judgment in his favor has been satisfied. The acknowledgment is signed by the winning party in a cause (or his attorney) and acknowledged before a judge or commissioner of deeds. The series includes a few powers of attorney and certificates of satisfaction by the clerk of the Supreme Court. The Utica satisfaction pieces for 1846-1847 are missing.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

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Title

Index to enrolled decrees before 1800

Series Number

J0066

Summary

This series is an index by name of complainant to the enrolled decrees in Series J0065, New York State Court of Chancery Decrees and Papers Before 1800, 1684-1800. Each entry in this volume contains the name of complainant and defendant along with a file number. The majority of the decrees indexed were issued between 1787 and 1799. The volume does not index final orders in non-adversarial cases commenced by petition. Nor does it index other filed parchments and papers found in series J0065.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Register's minutes of causes

Series Number

J0072

Summary

This series contains a short chronological record of actions taken and documents filed in cases heard before the Chancellor. The names of the complainant and defendant, their attorneys' names, and a chronological listing of each action taken and corresponding date is recorded for every case reported in the series. In some cases, the actions taken by the attorneys of the complainant and defendant are listed in separate columns and in others they are listed together.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) special bail pieces

Series Number

J0099

Summary

The special bail piece is a memorandum filed with the court stating that the defendant has been delivered to bail. It gives the names of the defendant and plaintiff; the name, occupation or rank, and residence of the bail (two persons are named, but generally one is fictitious--"John Doe" or "Richard Roe"); and the type of common law action. While this series includes some bail pieces for Albany and Utica, the bulk are found in related series J0096 and J0098.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

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Title

Registers of agents

Series Number

J1150

Summary

These four small books list the names of attorneys who have appointed agents, the names of their agents, and dates of appointment. The books overlap in date and contents and contain many strikeouts. Agents were authorized to be appointed by rules of the court adopted in January term, 1799, and August term, 1809.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)

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Title

Appointments of agents

Series Number

J1151

Summary

This series consists of appointments of agents, filed by solicitors, with the Clerk of the 2nd Chancery Circuit. Each appointment contains the name of the agent, date of appointment, place of residence, and the signature of the appointing solicitor. The rule of the court required every solicitor in chancery to appoint in writing an agent in every city or town where the Register, Assistant Register, and Chancery Circuit Clerks maintained offices.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Satisfaction pieces

Series Number

J0139

Summary

This series consists of satisfaction pieces, which are an acknowledgment by a winning party that a judgment in his favor has been satisfied. The acknowledgment is signed by the winning party in a cause (or his attorney) and acknowledged before a judge or commissioner of deeds. The series includes a few powers of attorney and certificates of satisfaction by the clerk of the Supreme Court. The Albany satisfaction pieces after 1839 are missing.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)

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Title

Court of Probates letters of administration

Series Number

J1032

Summary

After 1686 the royal governor possessed final jurisdiction in probate matters. The provincial secretary or his deputy served as the governor's delegate or "surrogate" and presided over what was called the Prerogative Court. This series consists of letters that were issued by authority of the royal governor in his capacity as judge of Prerogative Court of Probates. Each letter designates an administrator and contains the name and residence of the decedent.

Creator

• New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women

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Title

Precipes and writs of summons

Series Number

J1026

Summary

This series consists of original writs (often called writs of summons) issued under seal of the Supreme Court, ordering a sheriff to summon a defendant to appear in court on a given day. Many of the actions involve promissory notes given by banking corporations, but there are also cases involving railroads, churches, schools, and manufacturing and insurance companies.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

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Title

Special bail pieces

Series Number

J0098

Summary

The special bail piece is a memorandum filed with the court stating that the defendant has been delivered to bail. It gives the names of the defendant and plaintiff; the name, occupation or rank, and residence of the bail (two persons are named, but generally one is fictitious--"John Doe" or "Richard Roe"); and the type of common law action. There are few bail pieces after 1831 because of the liberalization of bail requirements by the Revised Statutes of 1829 and because bail pieces were now customarily included in the judgment rolls.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

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Title

Chancery papers

Series Number

J0070

Summary

This series consists of records filed in cases handled by the Chancellor without resort to an enrolled decree. Files vary in content but may contain copies or originals of any or all of the following: bills of complaint; petitions; answers to complaints; Master's and other reports; depositions; transcripts of testimony; copies of minutes and other records transmitted by the Assistant Register or by other courts; exhibits and documentary evidence, including maps; and other routine legal papers.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Court of Chancery index to in re papers

Series Number

J0058

Summary

The volume that constitutes this series is an index to individuals, companies, and institutions involved in Court of Chancery In Re cases found in Series J0057. It is divided into three parts: part one contains an alphabetical index by last name of individuals and name of institutions or companies (exclusive of churches and railroads); part two contains an index to churches; part three indexes railroads alphabetically by name.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Calendars of enumerated motions

Series Number

J1241

Summary

This series consists of calendars of enumerated motions argued before the Supreme Court of Judicature. Enumerated motions were those made to arrest judgment; those arising on a "case" in Circuit Court or agreed upon without trial; those arising on a special verdict, a demurrer, a writ of error, a bill of exceptions, or a writ in the nature of a writ of error; and those made to set aside a verdict, an inquisition or report of damages, or a non-suit.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

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Title

Annual reports to State Comptroller on office expenditures

Series Number

J6076

Summary

This series consists of copies of annual reports on office expenditures submitted by the Register to the State Comptroller pursuant to Chapter 239 of the Laws of 1824. Each report lists expenditures by general purposes (i.e.,fuel, repair of court room, cleaning) and then gives the total office expenditures for the year.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Indexes and abstracts of attorneys' accounts

Series Number

J0214

Summary

This series contains abstracts of attorneys' accounts with the clerk of the Supreme Court at Albany. To the left of each attorney's name is a consecutive number referring to account books which are no longer extant. In columns are entered balances due from the attorneys and occasional entries of payments. There are also notes of accounts sent to the county treasurers for collection and of notices sent to the attorneys reminding them of balances due.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)

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Title

Minutes of Court of Appeals decisions

Series Number

J0228

Creator

• New York (State). Law Reporting Bureau

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Title

New York State Commission of Appeals Clerk's calendars

Series Number

J0200

Summary

This series contains New York State Court of Appeals calendars for the period 1860-1869 and New York State Commission of Appeals calendars for the period 1870-1873. The Temporary Commission of Appeals was established to assist in disposing of the backlog of cases that had built up in the Court of Appeals prior to its reorganization under the Judiciary Article of 1869.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission of Appeals

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Title

Motions denied

Series Number

J2013

Summary

This series consists of affidavits and notices of motions which were denied by the court. Each document bears on the dorso the letter 'D' or the word "Denied." Sometimes a clerk or justice added notes explaining why the motion should be denied. The series also contains a few declarations and other documents which were not filed because the clerk's fees were not paid.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

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Title

Recognizance rolls

Series Number

J0002

Summary

The recognizance roll is a record of the undertaking of bail, made before a justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature. The roll contains the same information as is found in the plaintiff's declaration, followed by a statement of the obligation of the bail. The recognizance roll was the formal record upon which a plaintiff could bring an action against the defendant's bail.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)

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Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) common rule books for judgments on default

Series Number

J2167

Summary

This series contains common rules for interlocutory or final judgments when a defendant failed to enter a plea to the plaintiff's declaration and therefore was in default. The rules (or orders) were made on motion of the plaintiff's attorney. Most grant the plaintiff an interlocutory judgment and direct a county clerk to assess and report the damages due. Each entry gives the title of the cause, the rule granting the plaintiff interlocutory or final judgment, and the amount of award.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

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