Series 22610

DISTRICT COURT (THIRD DISTRICT) [275]

CIVIL REGISTERS OF ACTIONS, 1871–1896
14 microfilm reels

DESCRIPTION: 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. The notation 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 the attorneys for instructions to the jury, verdict, motions for cross complaints or new trials, amendments to previous answers, and disclaimers.

Matters 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 these locales may be included.

ARRANGEMENT: Entries are numerical by case number, thereunder chronological.

RESEARCH NOTE: Researchers should consult this series to ensure finding all the actions which occurred in a case.

RELATED RECORDS: Series 9802, CASE FILES, 1851–1896, contains the entire case file listed in these registers. Series 3243, CASE FILE INDEX, 1871–1896, facilitates access to this series. Series 1649, TERRITORIAL MINUTE BOOKS, 1858–1896, documents the proceedings of each case.

FINDINGS AIDS: Series 3243, CASE FILE INDEX, 1871–1896, provides access to this series.

PROCESSING NOTE: 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.

GAPS IN THE SERIES: Registers containing cases 1-111 and 298-497 are not in Archival holdings.

CONTAINER LIST

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