New York State Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors Minutes of Causes J0161

New York State Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors Minutes of Causes

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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 Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Corrections of Errors was abolished by the Constitution of 1846. Thereafter its powers regarding corrections of errors rested in the Court of Appeals. This volume is a register of cases reviewed by or appealed to the court. Each entry gives the names of litigants and attorneys, type of case, and dates when papers were filed, arguments heard, and orders entered. The entries also indicate the final determination of the court.

Creator:

New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Title:

Minutes of causes

Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

1 volume

Inclusive Dates:

1842-1847

Series Number:

J0161

Administrative History

The Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Corrections of Errors was abolished by the the Constitution of 1846. Thereafter its powers, insofar as corrections of errors were concerned, rested in the Court of Appeals.

Scope and Content Note

This volume is a register of cases reviewed by or appealed to the court. Each entry gives the case title, i.e. names of the litigants, names of their attorneys, type of case (writ of error from the Supreme Court of Judicature or appeal from the Court of Chancery), and the dates when papers were filed, arguments heard, and orders entered. The entries for a case also indicate the final determination of the court, if there was one (affirmance or reversal of judgment in the Supreme Court or decree in the Court of Chancery).

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

An alphabetical name index is at the fore of the volume.

Custodial History

The records were originally stored at Queens College. They were transferred to the State Archives in 1982 but were not formally accessioned until 2000.