Series 27: Supreme Court General Dockets. 1870-1932.
Creator: Supreme Court (RG 32)
Collection Summary: A series of large bound volumes in which the legal actions for each Supreme Court case are successively recorded by means of brief dated entries. Cases are listed in numerical order within each docket. There are no printed indexes included within these volumes; however, an index on microfilm for Cases 1-10978 (Series 1423) is available.
Access Restrictions: None.
Date(s): 1829-1830.
Volume: 2.0 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
1890-1911 (Third District) 5715
1913-1913 (Third District) 5715
1932-1932 5715
1870-1874: Docket A, Cases 00001-01270 Roll 36946
1874-1877: Docket B, Cases 01271-02545 Roll 36946
1877-1881: Docket C, Cases 02546-03819 Roll 36948
1881-1885: Docket D, Cases 03820-05088 Roll 36948
1885-1889: Docket E, Cases 05089-06278 Roll 36953
1889-1893: Docket F, Cases 06279-07478 Roll 36953
1893-1896: Docket G, Cases 07479-08679 Roll 36949
1896-1900: Docket H, Cases 08680-09949 Roll 36949
1904-1905: Docket J, Cases 11210-12007 20068
1905-1908: Docket K, Cases 12008-13271 20069
1910-1912: Docket M, Cases 14546-15721 20070