Creator: Supreme Court (RG 32)

Collection Summary: General dockets for the High Court of Errors and Appeals listing cases to be heard by the court (in numerical order) with entries for the successive actions or judgments on each case. Indexes to these dockets (Series 872) may be found on the following rolls of microfilm: Indexes to Dockets B, C, and D are on MF #36944, and indexes to Dockets C, D, E, F, and G are on MF #36945. (N.B. This microfilm is difficult to use in that some pages and/or indexes were filmed twice, and finding specific items can be troublesome).

Access Restrictions: None.

Date(s): 1834-1870.

Volume: 3.0 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Shaun Stalzer in August 2024.

Related Materials: TBD

Record Group History: According to Article V of the Constitution of 1817, the judicial power of the state was vested in one supreme court and such superior and inferior courts of law and equity as the legislature may from time to time direct. The Constitution of 1832 changed the supreme court to the High Court of Errors and Appeals which consisted of three judges. Article V of the Constitution of 1868 changed the name of the state's highest court back to Supreme Court. The Constitution of 1890 maintained a supreme court of three judges but made the office elective. 

Collection Inventory:
Box Content 

Box Number

1834-1839: Docket A [Cases 9-963]

5593

1834-1846: Docket B [Cases 1-1778]

5579

1847-1852: Docket C [Cases 1779-6616]

5604

1852-1857: Docket D [Cases 6617-8277]

5599

1858-1860: Docket E [Cases 8278-9671]

5595

1868-1870: Docket G [Cases 11,081-12,323]

5609