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Title

Superintendent of Common Schools calendar of appeal cases

Series Number

B1928

Summary

The judicial power to interpret school laws was vested in the Superintendent of Common Schools (later with the Superintendent of Public Instruction and beginning in 1904 with the Commissioner of Education). Any person can appeal the official actions of any local school official to the commissioner, whose decision is binding. This series consists of a calendar of cases appealed to the Superintendent of Common Schools. No original papers related to these cases exist.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Common Schools

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Factory Investigating Commission proofs of brief supporting the conviction of Jacob Balofsky

Series Number

A3024

Summary

This series consists of a brief submitted the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department by the Factory Investigating Commission in the case of People of the State of New York v. Jacob Balofsky. The commission's brief argued against Balofsky's appeal of his conviction of violating Section 104 of the Labor Law for contracting with a woman to finish coats in a tenement residence.

Creator

• New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Internal case reports files

Series Number

J2003

Summary

The series consists of internal case reports, memoranda, and a small number of draft opinions, opinions, and dissenting opinions prepared by judges of the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. The reports give background information on a case; outlines of the issues; points of law; and often a recommendation (e.g., that the judgment be affirmed without opinion; that a motion should be granted).

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

Restricted according to Memorandum of Understanding between Court of Appeals and State Archives, dated January, 1993.

Title

Draft orders, correspondence, reports and miscellaneous papers

Series Number

J2061

Summary

This series consists of draft orders and decrees issued by the Vice Chancellor, copies of reports of fees collected by the court, lists of delinquent guardians, routine correspondence with the Chancellor and Register, appointment documents and oaths of office of court officials, and miscellaneous documents (e.g. deeds, letters, and mortgages) used as exhibits in cases. The draft orders, comprising one half of the series, were presumably entered in Clerk's Minutes of Common Orders and Clerk's Minutes of Decrees.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Commission of Appeals orders of dismissal

Series Number

J1232

Summary

Chapter 9 of the Laws of 1873 provided that any case placed on the calendar of the Commission of Appeals, called for argument, and no other disposition made thereof at the time of the call, shall stand dismissed. In such instances, the commission would enter an order of dismissal that was to be considered absolute unless, on the first day of the next term, one or more of the parties resubmitted the case to be heard by the commission. This volume lists names of parties to cases called for argument on May 5, 1874 and dismissed without being resubmitted.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission of Appeals

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) transcripts of docket of judgments

Series Number

J0138

Summary

This series consists of transcripts of judgments docketed by the clerk of the Supreme Court at Geneva. Information includes name of party against whom judgment has been obtained, name of party in whose favor judgment has been obtained, amount of debt, amount of damages and costs, date and hour of filing judgment roll, name of attorney for losing party, and date of satisfaction, if any.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Vice Chancellor's draft decrees and orders

Series Number

J1089

Summary

This series consists of drafts of decrees and orders entered in Series J0048, Clerk's Minutes of Decrees, 1830-1847, and Series J0047, Clerk's Minutes of Common Orders, 1830-1847. Within some court sessions common orders, special orders, and decrees are bundled separately.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department index to Records and Briefs on Appeal

Series Number

B1851

Summary

This series indexes Series J2001, New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department Records and Briefs on Appeal, for the years 1969-1983 only. The cases listed were appealed to the Appellate Division from the Special Terms of the Supreme Court. Each entry gives volume number, case numbers included in each volume, title of case, and docket number. Records are partially restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. Third Department

Access Restrictions

Restricted: any volume containing a Family Court case or a Supreme Court matrimonial case is restricted. Restrictions are permanent for Family Court cases, 100 years for matrimonial cases.

Title

Index to dockets of judgments

Series Number

J0142

Summary

This series is an index to losing parties in judgments awarded by the Supreme Court of Judicature. Following the date are the letters 'U', 'G', or 'N', standing for judgments filed at Utica, Geneva, and New York, respectively. If there is no letter, the judgment roll was filed at Albany.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) insolvency papers

Series Number

J0156

Summary

Insolvency papers include documents relating to the assignment and sale of property of insolvent debtors who petitioned for relief (voluntary assignment), or the attachment and sale of property of "absconding, concealed, or non-resident debtors" (involuntary assignment). Content of files varies depending on the type of assignment, but most files include petitions, accounts, inventories, affidavits, certificates, and orders.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Copies of pleadings furnished to circuit courts

Series Number

J0022

Summary

This series contains records of the pleas, issue, trial, and verdict in civil causes in Circuit Courts. Each record has the following parts: the placita, which gives names of the parties; the memorandum, which gives the name of the court, the term, the names of plaintiff and defendant, and the plaintiff's initial declaration; the subsequent pleadings by both defendant and plaintiff; the imparlance; the award of jury process in Circuit Court; and the continuances.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court (New York County) judgment books for mortgage foreclosures

Series Number

J0218

Summary

This series consists of mortgage foreclosure judgments brought before the New York County Supreme Court.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court (New York County)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department trial transcripts from New York County criminal courts

Series Number

B0815

Summary

This series consists of New York County criminal court trial transcripts which were created for use in appeals. Most of the trials occurred in the Court of General Sessions of the Peace. Others took place in the Court of Oyer and Terminer; in the trial term of the Supreme Court; or in lower tribunals such as the Police Court and the Magistrates' Court.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. First Department

Access Restrictions

The New York State Archives holds only master negative microfilm of this series. No public use copies of the microfilm are available. Researchers are referred to the Sealy Library, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, which holds use copies.

Title

Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department registers of causes

Series Number

J0026

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. Third Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors draft judgments and decrees

Series Number

J2157

Summary

During the time period in which these records were created, the Court for the Correction of Errors (Court of Errors) handled only cases from the State's principal courts of law (Supreme Court) and equity (Chancery Court). The records consist of draft judgments rendered by the Court of Errors in law cases appealed from the Supreme Court and draft decrees issued by the court in equity cases appealed from the Court of Chancery.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York County Clerk's Office receipt book for satisfaction of judgments

Series Number

JN537

Summary

This volume contains attorneys' receipts for monies paid by judgment debtors to the sheriff of the city and county of New York in full or partial satisfaction of money judgments. Each entry contains the name of the court, title of the case, amount of payment, name of prevailing party's attorney, and his signature. There are entries for cases in both the Supreme Court of Judicature and the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Prerogative Court

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Court of Appeals register of motions

Series Number

J0224

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) docket of judgments

Series Number

JN527

Summary

This series is the docket of money judgments filed and docketed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature at New York City. Each entry includes name of the party against whom judgment was obtained (usually defendant); name of the party in whose favor judgment was obtained (usually plaintiff); amounts of debt, damages, and costs; date of filing judgment; name of attorney for judgment debtor; and date of satisfaction if any. Amounts are in pounds, shillings, and pence until mid-1797, in dollars and cents thereafter.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Vice Chancellor's opinions and decisions

Series Number

J3061

Summary

This series consists of the written opinions and decisions of the Vice Chancellor of the 6th Circuit. Each opinion and decision contains a review of the particulars of the case, a summary of the arguments of the parties involved, the Vice Chancellor's decision on the matter, his reasons for so deciding, and citations of statutes and reported cases to support his opinion.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of returns of writs

Series Number

J0226

Summary

This fragmentary series consists of registers of returns of writs issued by the court and returned by sheriffs to circuit courts in various upstate counties. The returns are for writs of capias ad respondendum, by which defendants were arrested and held for appearance in court; for writs of summons, by which corporations were summoned to appear; and for the various writs of execution issued subsequent to a final judgment (the writs of fieri facias, capias ad satisfaciendum, and habere facias possessionem).

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

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