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New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) Judgment Rolls


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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:
This series consists of judgment rolls which have been signed, filed, and docketed by the clerk of the Supreme Court. The judgment roll contains the record of pleadings and proceedings in a cause, prepared by the attorney for the party to whom the judgment has been awarded. Accompanying the judgment roll proper are copies of other documents filed in the cause, in what may be termed the judgment record.
Creator:
Title:
Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) judgment rolls
Quantity:

111.8 cubic feet

257 boxes

Inclusive Dates:
1827-1847
Series Number:
J0137

Arrangement

Chronological by year, then alphabetical by first letter of last name of losing party, then chronological by filing date.

Scope and Content Note

Judgment rolls contain names of the court, the term, justices, clerks, parties to the action, and attorneys; summary of proceedings; pleas of plaintiff and defendant; verdict; and award of judgment. Copies of related documents, such as plaintiffs' declarations and satisfaction pieces, accompany the judgment rolls.

This series consists of judgment rolls which have been signed, filed, and docketed by the clerk of the Supreme Court. The judgment roll contains the record of pleadings and proceedings in a cause, prepared by the attorney for the party to whom the judgment has been awarded. The judgment roll proper consists of the following parts: caption (name of the court, the term, names of justices and clerks); warrants of attorney (names of parties to the action and their attorneys); memorandum (summary of proceedings on the bill of complaint, i.e. writ of capias); plaintiff's plea (the substance of his declaration); defendant's plea (replication); any subsequent pleadings (such as rejoinders and surrejoinders); joinder of issue; award of jury process (the writ of venire facias juratores) or, after 1829, an order that the issue be tried at a Circuit Court; imparlances, or postponements, of trial, if any; summary of trial proceedings and verdict, copied from the nisi prius record or, after 1829, the circuit roll; and the award of judgment, signed in the margin by a Supreme Court clerk, Supreme Court Commissioner, or in rare instances, by one of the justices.

When the defendant admitted the debt or damages, his cognovit was entered on the roll. When the defendant defaulted through failure to plead or rejoin, an interlocutory judgment might be granted along with an order for a writ of inquiry to issue to a sheriff to make an inquisition of the damages due (this might also occur on a demurrer). Reports of referees or court clerks on the amount of judgment to be awarded are entered upon the roll in similar fashion. The plaintiff's judgment award was damages and costs, in cases of assumpsit, covenant, trespass, and case; debt, damages, and costs, in cases of debt; possession of moveable property plus costs, in cases of replevin; and possession of and title to real property plus costs in actions of ejectment. The defendant's judgment award, in the few cases which went against the plaintiff, either by verdict or non-suit, was costs only. On the dorso of the judgment record are written the name of the court, the title of the cause, name of winning party's attorney, amount of judgment award, and date of filing.

Accompanying the judgment roll proper are copies of other documents filed in the cause, in what may be termed the judgment record. These are the plaintiff's declaration (statement of cause of action with his plea and counts); oyer (copy of the bond or other obligation sued upon); bail piece (either common bail, in which the sureties are fictitious, or special bail, in which one or both of the bail are real persons who have undertaken for the defendant's appearance and satisfaction of the judgment); defendant's plea or a cognovit; warrant of attorney (by which a defendant appoints an attorney to receive a declaration and confess liability for judgment); and the satisfaction piece (acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment by both parties to the action). By the 1820's all these documents (except the satisfaction piece and warrant of attorney), are usually on one printed form, along with the judgment itself.

Until February 5, 1798, all judgments were required to be enrolled on parchment. A law of 1798 permitted use of paper after that date. (Parchment judgment rolls appear occasionally for a few years thereafter.)

Related Material

J0138 Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany) Transcripts of Docket of Judgments (Geneva) and

J0142 Supreme Court of Judicature Index to Dockets of Judgments (Albany, Utica, Geneva, New York, 1829-1835 only) facilitate access to Series J0137.

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Custodial History

Series J0134, New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) Judgment Rolls, contains most Utica judgment rolls; Series J0137 contains records estrayed from Series J0134.

The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.

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Dates Contents Box

Accretion: J0137-82
1827 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 1
1827 Judgment Rolls - Letters B-C 2
1827 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 3
1828 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-D (Box 1) 4
1828 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-D (Box 2) 5
1828 Judgment Rolls - Letters W1 6
1829 Judgment Rolls - Letters B2 7
1829 Judgment Rolls - Letters E-F-G-H 8
1829 Judgment Rolls - Letters I-J-K-L-M 9
1829 Judgment Rolls - Letters N-O-P-R-S 10
1829 Judgment Rolls - Letters T-Z 11
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 12
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 13
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 14
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters D-E 15
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters F-G 16
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-J 17
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters K-M 18
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters M-Q 19
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters R 20
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters T 21
1830 Judgment Rolls - Letters U-Z 22
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 23
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters C-D 24
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters E-F-G 25
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-I-J 26
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters K-L-M 27
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters N-O-P-Q 28
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters R-S 29
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters S-T 30
1831 Judgment Rolls - Letters U-Z 31
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters A 32
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 33
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 34
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2 35
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters D 36
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters E-F 37
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters G 38
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters H 39
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-J-K-L 40
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters M-N-O 41
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-Q 42
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters R 43
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 44
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters T 45
1832 Judgment Rolls - Letters U-Z 46
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B1 47
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters B2 48
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 49
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters D 50
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters E-F 51
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters G-H 52
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-I-J 53
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters K-L 54
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters M-N-O 55
1833 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-Q-R 56
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 57
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters B2 58
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 59
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2-D 60
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters E-F 61
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters G 62
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters H1 63
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters H2-K 64
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters L-M1 65
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters N-O-P-Q 66
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters R 67
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 68
1834 Judgment Rolls - Letters U-Z 69
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters A 70
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 71
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 72
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2 73
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters D-E 74
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters F-G 75
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters H 76
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters I-J-K 77
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters M-N-O 78
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-Q-R 79
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 80
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters T-U-V 81
1835 Judgment Rolls - Letters W 82
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters A 83
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 84
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 85
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 86
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 87
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2 88
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters D 89
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters E-F 90
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters G 91
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters H 92
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-I 93
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters J-K-L 94
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters M 95
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters N-O-P 96
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-R 97
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters S (Box 1) 98
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters S (Box 2) 99
1836 Judgment Rolls - Letters T-Z 100
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters A 101
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 102
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 103
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 104
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 105
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 106
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 107
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2 108
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters C3 109
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters D 110
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters D2 111
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters E 112
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters F 113
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters G 114
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters H2 115
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters H1 (Box 1) 116
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters H1 (Box 2) 117
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters I-K 118
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters L 119
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters M 120
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters N2, P1 121
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters P2, R 122
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters S1 123
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 124
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters T-U-V 125
1837 Judgment Rolls - Letters W 126
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 127
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 128
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 129
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 130
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 131
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 132
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 133
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2 134
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 135
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters E 136
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters F 137
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters G 138
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters H1 139
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters H2 140
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters I-K 141
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters L 142
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-Q 143
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-R 144
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters R-S 145
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 146
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters T-U-V-Z 147
1838 Judgment Rolls - Letters W-X 148
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters A 149
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters B1 150
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters B2 151
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters B3 152
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 153
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 154
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters D-E 155
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters F 156
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters G 157
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters H 158
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-J 159
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters K-L 160
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters M 161
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters M2-O 162
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-Q 163
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters R 164
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 165
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 166
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters T 167
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters W 168
1839 Judgment Rolls - Letters U-Z 169
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters A 170
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters B1 (Box 1) 171
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters B1 (Box 2) 172
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters B2 (Box 1) 173
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters B2 (Box 2) 174
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters B3 175
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 (Box 1) 176
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 (Box 2) 177
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2 (Box 1) 178
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2 (Box 2) 179
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters E 180
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters F 181
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters G 182
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters H 183
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-I 184
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters K 185
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters L 186
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters M1 187
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters M2-O 188
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-Q 189
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters R 190
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters T 191
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters W 192
1840 Judgment Rolls - Letters U-Z 193
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 194
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 195
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters B-C 196
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters C1 197
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters C2-E 198
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters F-G 199
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-I 200
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters K 201
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters M-O 202
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-R 203
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 204
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters T 205
1841 Judgment Rolls - Letters U-Z 206
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 207
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 208
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters B 209
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 210
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters C-D 211
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters E-F 212
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters H 213
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters I-L 214
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters M 215
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters N-Q 216
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters R, U-Z 217
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters S 218
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters T 219
1842 Judgment Rolls - Letters W 220
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 221
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters B-C 222
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters C 223
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters D-F 224
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters F-G 225
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters G 226
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters H 227
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters I-L 228
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters M 229
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters N-Q 230
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters R-S 231
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters S-V 232
1843 Judgment Rolls - Letters W 233
1844 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 234
1844 Judgment Rolls - Letters C-F 235
1844 Judgment Rolls - Letters G-I 236
1844 Judgment Rolls - Letters K-O 237
1844 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-S 238
1844 Judgment Rolls - Letters T-Z 239
1845 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 240
1845 Judgment Rolls - Letters C-D 241
1845 Judgment Rolls - Letters E-G 242
1845 Judgment Rolls - Letters H-K 243
1845 Judgment Rolls - Letters L,S & T Only 244
1845 Judgment Rolls - Letters M-R 245
1845 Judgment Rolls - Letters W-Z 246
1846 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-B 247
1846 Judgment Rolls - Letters B-C 248
1846 Judgment Rolls - Letters D-F 249
1846 Judgment Rolls - Letters G-J 250
1846 Judgment Rolls - Letters K-N 251
1846 Judgment Rolls - Letters O-P-R 252
1846 Judgment Rolls - Letters S-Z 253
1847 Judgment Rolls - Letters A-E 254
1847 Judgment Rolls - Letters F-O 255
1847 Judgment Rolls - Letters P-R 256
1847 Judgment Rolls - Letters S-T 257