Series 83312
District Court (Third District : Tooele County) Civil case files, i 1896-
20.00 cubic feet and 78 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
Scope and Content
This series contains the documents filed in each civil case brought before the court. The case files document the legal process and the administration of justice in civil proceedings, settling disputes between parties. Civil cases often involve enforcing and protecting rights or preventing and redressing wrongs. Common civil matters include divorces, disputes over payment of debts, property disputes, and injury or property damage claims.
Case files typically include such documents as an initial complaint of the plaintiff, summons, demurrers, answers of the defendant, motions, affidavits, the judge's findings of fact and conclusions of law, final decrees, judgments, and executions of judgments.
Demurrers, pleas, and exceptions for insufficiency were abolished in 1953. Transcripts (an official copy of what transpired in court or at an out-of-court deposition) and exhibits (items of real evidence) are not typically included in the case files but do appear occasionally.
Arrangement
Numerical by case number and generally chronological by initial filing 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.
Custody History
The court had case files dating from 1918 to 1971 microfilmed in 1989 and then destroyed the paper originals. Cases from 1896 to 1918 and from 1971 to 1984 were maintained in their original format and began routinely transferring to the State Archives in accordance with the established retention schedule. The files are currently being transferred to the Archives 50 years after the initial case filing date.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
The records in this series dating from 1896 to 1971 were archivally processed by Aine Droney, Richelle Morrison, and Alan Barnett in March 2026.
Other Finding Aids
Indexes: Name indexes for the files in this series can be found in Series 30704 Civil case indexes.
Related Material
Civil registers of actions from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 30694, contain lists of actions taken and documents filed in the cases in this series.
Civil case indexes from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 30704, provide name indexes to assist in locating case files in this series.
Container List
| Box | Description |
|---|---|
| Original files, 1896-1952 | |
| 1 | Cases 1 - 71; 1896 Jan-1897 Jan |
| 2 | Cases 72 - 129; 1891 Jan-1897 Dec |
| 3 | Cases 130 - 190; 1897 Jan-1899 May |
| 4 | Cases 191 - 243; 1899 Apr-1900 May |
| 5 | Cases 244 - 296; 1900 May-1901 Jun |
| 6 | Cases 297 - 346; 1901 Jun-1902 Jun |
| 7 | Cases 347 - 400; 1902 Jun-1903 Jun |
| 8 | Cases 401 - 447; 1903 Jun-Dec |
| 9 | Cases 448 - 499; 1903 Dec-1904 Nov |
| 10 | Cases 500 - 558; 1904 Dec-1906 Mar |
| 11 | Cases 559 - 617; 1906 Apr-1907 Aug |
| 12 | Cases 618 - 679; 1907 Sep-1919 Feb |
| 13 | Cases 680 - 761; 1909 Feb-1910 Jun |
| 14 | Cases 762 - 856; 1910 Jun-1911 Aug |
| 15 | Cases 857 - 970; 1911 Sep-1913 Sep |
| 16 | Cases 971 - 1039; 1913 Sep-1915 Jan |
| 17 | Cases 1041 - 1105; 1915 Feb-1916 May |
| 18 | Cases 1106 - 1168; 1916 May-1917 Jun |
| 19 | Cases 1169 - 1237; 1917 Jun-1918 Jun |
| 20 | Cases 1754, 1873, 1915, 2003, 2092, and 3928.; 1927 Oct-1952 Apr |
| Reel | Description |
|---|---|
| Files on microfilm, 1908-1971 | |
| 1 | Cases 649 - 748; 1908 Sep 1-1910 Apr 22 |
| 2 | Cases 749 - 798; 1910 Apr 30-Dec 3 |
| 3 | Cases 1238 - 1334; 1918 Jul 1-1920 Mar 21 |
| 4 | Cases 1335 - 1398; 1920 Mar 26-1921 Jul 12 |
| 5 | Cases 1399 - 1506; 1921 Jul 12-1923 May 14 |
| 6 | Cases 1507 - 1571; 1923 May 21-1924 Oct 3 |
| 7 | Cases 1572 - 1645; 1924 Oct 3-1926 Jan 18 |
| 8 | Cases 1646 - 1729; 1926 Feb 2-1927 Jun 29 |
| 9 | Cases 1830 - 1811; 1927 Jul 2-1928 Aug 3 |
| 10 | Cases 1812 - 1903; 1928 Aug 4-1929 Oct 16 |
| 11 | Cases 1904 - 2002; 1929 Nov 1-1931 Mar 12 |
| 12 | Cases 2003 - 2050; 1931 Mar 27-Jul 27 |
| 13 | Cases 2051 - 2119; 1931 Jul 27-1932 Jun 8 |
| 14 | Cases 2120 - 2181; 1932 Jun 9-1933 Mar 21 |
| 15 | Cases 2182 - 2230; 1933 Mar 21-1934 Jan 27 |
| 16 | Cases 2231 - 2307; 1931 Jan 29-1935 Mar 26 |
| 17 | Cases 2308 - 2384; 1935 Mar 27-1936 Mar 24 |
| 18 | Cases 2385 - 2410; 1936 Mar 24-Jul 2 |
| 19 | Cases 2411 - 2492; 1936 Jul 3-1937 Aug 5 |
| 20 | Cases 2493 - 2553; 1937 Aug 13-1938 Jun 30 |
| 21 | Cases 2554 - 2623; 1938 Jul 6-1939 Jul 17 |
| 22 | Cases 2624 - 2674; 1939 Jul 20-1940 Mar 20 |
| 23 | Cases 2675 - 2760; 1940 Mar 29-1941 Jul 30 |
| 24 | Cases 2761 - 2853; 1941 Aug 14-1943 Jan 27 |
| 25 | Cases 2854 - 2954; 1943 Jan 27-1944 Aug 13 |
| 26 | Cases 2955 - 3052; 1944 Aug 19-1945 Apr 3 |
| 27 | Cases 3053 - 3152; 1945 Apr 5-1946 Mar 14 |
| 28 | Cases 3153 - 3264; 1946 Mar 14-1947 Jan 13 |
| 29 | Cases 3265 - 3353; 1947 Jan 15-Sep 19 |
| 30 | Cases 3354 - 3453; 1947 Sep 24-1948 Sep 22 |
| 31 | Cases 3454 - 3559; 1948 Oct 4-1949 Sep 24 |
| 32 | Cases 3560 - 3628; 1949 Sep 24-1950 Mar 27 |
| 33 | Cases 3629 - 3724; 1950 Mar 29-1951 Jan 23 |
| 34 | Cases 3725 - 3836; 1951 Jan 24-Oct 6 |
| 35 | Cases 3837 - 3940; 1951 Oct 6-1952 May 21 |
| 36 | Cases 3941 - 4045; 1952 May 22-Nov 12 |
| 37 | Cases 4046 - 4160; 1952 Nov 15-1953 May 22 |
| 38 | Cases 4161 - 4232; 1953 May 23-Sep 23 |
| 39 | Cases 4233 - 4330; 1953 Sep 23-1954 Mar 11 |
| 40 | Cases 4331 - 4454; 1954 Mar 11-Dec 4 |
| 41 | Cases 4455 - 4529; 1954 Dec 6-1955 Jul 27 |
| 42 | Cases 4530 - 4623; 1955 Jul 28-1956 Mar 26 |
| 43 | Cases 4624 - 4753; 1956 Mar 30-1957 Jan 29 |
| 44 | Cases 4754 - 4881; 1957 Feb 4-Nov 18 |
| 45 | Cases 4882 - 5003; 1957 Nov 20-1958 Sep 8 |
| 46 | Cases 5004 - 5130; 1958 Sep 9-1959 Sep 28 |
| 47 | Cases 5131 - 5208; 1959 Oct 1-1960 May 27 |
| 48 | Cases 5209 - 5228; 1960 Jun 3-Jul 18 |
| 49 | Cases 5230 - 5333; 1960 Jul 20-1961 Apr 18 |
| 50 | Cases 5334 - 5444; 1961 Apr 19-1962 Jan 22 |
| 51 | Cases 5445 - 5544; 1962 Jan 24-Sep 18 |
| 52 | Cases 5545 - 5634; 1962 Sep 21-1963 Apr 2 |
| 53 | Cases 5635 - 5725; 1963 Apr 3-Oct 2 |
| 54 | Cases 5726 - 5818; 1963 Oct 4-1964 Mar 23 |
| 55 | Cases 5818 - 5915; 1964 Mar 23-Sep 30 |
| 56 | Cases 5916 - 6016; 1964 Oct 2-1965 Apr 19 |
| 57 | Cases 6017 - 6074 (case 6050 at end of reel); 1965 Apr 19-Jul 30 |
| 58 | Cases 6075 - 6146; 1965 Aug 2-Nov 26 |
| 59 | Cases 6147 - 6238; 1965 Nov 29-1966 May 17 |
| 60 | Cases 6239 - 6347; 1966 May 18-Dec 7 |
| 61 | Cases 6348 - 6435; 1966 Dec 7-1967 Apr 20 |
| 62 | Cases 6436 - 6537; 1967 Apr 26-Sep 27 |
| 63 | Cases 6538 - 6554; 1967 Sep 28-Oct 30 |
| 64 | Cases 6555 - 6634; 1967 Oct 30-1968 Apr 4 |
| 65 | Cases 6635 - 6704; 1968 Apr 4-Jul 19 |
| 66 | Cases 6705 - 6786; 1968 Jul 19-Dec 4 |
| 67 | Cases 6787 - 6828; 1968 Dec 6-1969 Feb 17 |
| 68 | Cases 6829 - 6897; 1969 Feb 17-May 22 |
| 69 | Cases 6896 - 6983; 1969 May 22-Oct 9 |
| 70 | Cases 6984 - 7040; 1969 Oct 14-1970 Jan 16 |
| 71 | Cases 7041 - 7053; 1970 Jan 16-Feb 2 |
| 72 | Cases 7054 - 7134; 1970 Feb 4-Jun 16 |
| 73 | Cases 7135 - 7190; 1970 Jun 16-Aug 10 |
| 74 | Cases 7191 - 7296; 1970 Aug 10-Dec 30 |
| 75 | Cases 7297 - 7384; 1970 Dec 31-1971 Apr 7 |
| 76 | Cases 7385 - 7476; 1971 Apr 7-Sep 23 |
| 77 | Cases 7475 - 7544; 1971 Sep 23-Dec 28 |
| Box | Description |
|---|---|
| Original Files, 1971- | |
| 21 |