Series 22610

District Court (Third District) Civil registers of actions, 1871-1896.

0.50 cubic foot and 14 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

Civil registers of action from the territorial Third Distrct court. The clerk is required as documents enter the case file to make a notation that shows "the nature of each paper filed or writ issued and the substance of each order or judgment of the court and of the returns showing execution of process.

Scope and Content

Civil cases document the legal process and the administration of justice in conjunction with civil proceedings for the determination of a controversy between parties wherein rights are enforced or protected, or wrongs are prevented or redressed. Records and documents pertaining to a particular civil action are filed together by the court clerk and collectively these documents constitute the case file. As these records or actions are filed, the clerk enters them in the registers which comprise this series. The clerk is required as documents enter the case file to make a notation that shows "the nature of each paper filed or writ issued and the substance of each order or judgment of the court and of the returns showing execution of process. Thenotation of an order or judgment shall show the date the notation is made. When trial by jury has been properly demanded or ordered the clerk shall enter the word "jury" on the page assigned to that action [UCA 79 (b) (2)]."
A register of actions may contain the following entries for each civil case: name of the attorney for plaintiff and defendant, name of the judge presiding over the case, petitions, complaints, summons, answers to summons, orders from the court, assignment of judges, exhibits, judgment, findings and conclusions, costs, decrees, requests by attorneys for instructions to the jury, verdict, motions for cross complaints or new trials, amendments to previous answers and disclaimers.Matter from throughout the district (several counties) were heard in Salt Lake City. Cases from Salt Lake County are most numerous but matters from outlying Summit and Tooele counties are common. During the early days of the territory, the Third Judicial District included other current Utah counties as well as Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich and Weber. A small number of case files from locales may be included.

Research Note

Registers containing cases 1-111 and 298-497 are not in Archival holdings.
Researchers should consult this series to ensure finding all the actions which occurred in a case.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological by date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

Registers of Actions were first scheduled as permanent records in 1983. These records were microfilmed and destroyed. This series was archivally processed by David Clark in February 2000.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: Series 3243, Case File Index, 1871-1896, provides access to this series.

Related Material

Territorial minute books from the District Court (Third District), Series 1649, documents the proceedings of each case.
Case file index from the District Court (Third District), Series 3243, facilitates access to this series.
Case files from the District Court (Third District), Series 9802, contains the entire case file listed in these registers.

Container List

ReelDescription
1 112-297; 1871 Apr 12-Sep 12
2 498-814; 1872 Aug 3-1873 May 6
3 815-2189; 1873 Feb 13-1875 Dec 7
4 2189-3549; 1875 Dec 7-1878 Apr 6
5 3549-4867; 1878 Apr 6-1881 Jul 19
6 4867-6159; 1881 Jul 19-1885 Jan 21
7 6159-7469; 1885 Jan 21-1888 Sep 8
8 7469-8770; 1888 Sep 8-1890 Oct 15
9 8770-10050; 1890 Oct 15-1891 Dec 31
10 10050-11118; 1891 Dec 31-1892 Nov 3
11 11119-11758; 1892 Nov 3-1893 Apr 17
12 11759-13020; 1893 Apr 17-1894 Feb 27
13 13020-14300; 1894 Feb 27-1895 Mar 9
14 14300-15136; 1895 Mar 9-1896 Jan 4