New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) Special Bail Pieces J0099

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) Special Bail Pieces

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

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)

Title:

Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) special bail pieces

Quantity:

2.6 cubic feet

6 boxes

Inclusive Dates:

1829-1847

Series Number:

J0099

Arrangement

Chronological by year or court term.

Scope and Content Note

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. The bail piece is signed by the bail and acknowledged before a Supreme Court Justice or a Circuit Judge, a Supreme Court Commissioner, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, or other court officer. The amount of the bail bond is not stated. On the dorso of the special bail piece are found the title of the cause, the name of the defendant's attorney, and the filing date. A few bail pieces have exceptions by the plaintiff objecting to the bail.