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81
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
Abstract:
This series consists of writs of dower, issued under seal of the Supreme Court, which ordered a sheriff to command the tenant of real estate to render unto the widow of its previous owner the one third dower right due to her, and to summon him to appear before the court if he refused to do so..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
82
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Title:
Series:
J6011
Dates:
1820
Abstract:
This series consists of sworn affidavits by Revolutionary War veterans intending to apply for pensions. Each affidavit includes statements of the veteran's war service; a schedule of his real and personal property; applicant's age; residence; former military rank; and physical disability (if any). Such .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
83
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
Abstract:
This series consists of transcripts of dockets of judgments in the U.S. Circuit Court and District Courts for the Southern District of New York. The transcripts vary in format, but all entries give the names of the losing and winning parties, the amount of judgment and costs, the date of docketing judgment, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
84
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Abstract:
This series consists of motions and orders for commissions to be issued for taking of testimony from material witnesses residing out of state. The motion itself consists of a notice to the attorney for the plaintiff (or defendant) stating that application will be made for a commission and giving the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
85
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
86
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
Abstract:
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 the names of the parties; the memorandum; the subsequent pleadings by both defendant and plaintiff; the imparlance, or allowance to the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
87
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Abstract:
This series consists of writs of execution issued by the Supreme Court of Judicature, the majority of which conform to two types: the writ of fieri facias is a writ of execution commanding a sheriff to levy the amount of judgment from the moveable or real property of a judgment debtor; the writ of capias .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
88
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Abstract:
This series consists mostly of two types of writs of execution: writs of fieri facias command a sheriff to levy the amount of judgment from the judgment debtor; writs of capias ad satisfaciendum command a sheriff to arrest a losing party for a court appearance. The series also includes various other .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
89
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany, Utica, and Geneva)
Abstract:
This series consists of writs of inquiry, which were orders of the Supreme Court of Judicature under seal, commanding a sheriff to empanel a jury to determine the exact damages sustained by the plaintiff who had obtained an interlocutory judgment..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
90
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Abstract:
This series consists of writs of capias ad respondendum (cap. ad resp.), which were orders to a sheriff to arrest and take into custody a defendant for appearance in court to answer the plaintiff's declaration. The writ states the name of defendant, the court term when he was required to appear, the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
91
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
Abstract:
This series consists mostly of two types of writs of execution: writs of fieri facias command a sheriff to levy the amount of a judgment from the moveable or real property of the judgment debtor; writs of capias ad satisfaciendum command a sheriff to arrest a losing party for a court appearance. The .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
92
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Abstract:
This series consists of writs of commission, issued under seal of the Supreme Court of Judicature, directed to commissioners appointed to take depositions under oath from witnesses residing in other states or countries. The return to the writ consists of the answers of the witness, transcribed by the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
93
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Abstract:
This series contains plaintiffs' declarations, which were the initial pleadings in common law actions. The declaration was made out by the plaintiff's attorney after the defendant had been arrested by a writ of capias ad respondendum. The declaration contains caption (name of the court and the term .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
94
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Abstract:
This series contains plaintiff's declarations, which were the initial pleadings in common law actions. The declaration was made out by the plaintiff's attorney after the defendant had been arrested by a writ of capias ad respondendum. The declaration contains the following parts: caption; venue; commencement; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
95
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Abstract:
This series consists of documents relating to the partition of lands held by joint tenants or tenants in common. Each file contains some or all of the following documents: petition to Supreme Court seeking a rule appointing commissioners to partition lands held jointly or in common; affidavit of publication .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
96
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1319
Dates:
1839-1840
Abstract:
This series consists of booklets containing abstracts of fees and other monies received by the Clerk of the Supreme Court in the City of New York or his deputy. The abstracts were compiled and submitted to the Comptroller in pursuance of a law regarding compensation of Clerks of the Supreme Court. The .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
97
Creator:
Herkimer (N.Y. : County)
Title:
Series:
A4634
Dates:
1847-1871
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
98
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany and Geneva)
Abstract:
This series consists of fragments from other series originally filed in the Albany, Geneva, and perhaps Utica offices of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Most of the documents are motions, cognovits, writs of execution (usually fi. fa.), briefs, and affidavits of service of declarations. There are also .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
99
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Abstract:
The relicta et cognovit is the defendant's confession that he is liable for the debt or other damages alleged in the plaintiff's declaration, plus any costs and charges arising out of the action. The document gives the names of the parties and their attorneys and the amount of damages claimed. It is .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
100
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Abstract:
The small number of documents in this series relate to a judgment by a town of Romulus justice of the peace in Seneca County. The judgment was removed to the Seneca County Court of Common Pleas by a writ of certiorari, and thence submitted without writ of error to the Supreme Court by stipulation of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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