Series 4861

SALT LAKE CITY (UTAH). CITY COURT [1019]

CIVIL CASE REGISTERS OF ACTIONS, 1902-1968.
183 microfilm reels

DESCRIPTION: The register of actions was used by the court as a record of all documents filed in relation to a specific case. the first entry is typically a notice of the filing of a complaint followed usually by an answer of the defendant. This is followed by one or more summonses and returns of complaints or other documents as appropriate to the individual case. A notice of judgment made or that a garnishment of wages or an attachment of personal property was filed typically ended the case. Routine actions are stamped into the volumes; others are recorded by hand. Not all cases reached the trial stage; but when one did, a full record of actions taken in the case is also entered. Exact charges in the case are not shown, but other information in the entry includes names of parties involved--most often the name of the business bringing action against an individual--and the names of attorneys for both plaintiff and defendant.

The city court held jurisdiction in actions for the recovery of money or breach of contract; actions to recover damages to persons or property or the property itself; actions to recover fines imposed by statute; and actions to enforce or to foreclose liens on personal property. The types of cases recorded in the register corresponds to these categories. Until 1921 the court held concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in all matters relating to personal property and damages related to forcible entry or detainer. Initially the limit on damages that could be asked in cases filed in city court was $500. This was raised in 1921 to $1,000. Claims for greater amounts would be filed in the district court. After 1933, small claims departments were created in city courts and cases for damages less than $50 were filed there.

ARRANGEMENT: Cases were recorded numerically by case number, with numbers assigned chronologically by date of initial action. Within each case, entries were chronological by the date a document was filed. Once case numbers reached approximately 100,000, numbering restarted beginning with number 1. This happened twice: first in June 1939; then again in January 1964.

RESEARCH NOTE: Beginning with reel number 140, the last case included on the prior reel is refilmed to start the succeeding reel on all but three of the reels. Original records were bound in numbered volumes, the spine of which is reproduced on the microfilm copy. Specific pages that were retaken appear at the beginning of the reel.

RELATED RECORDS: The records of city courts, as with most lower level court records, usually have a limited retention. However some have been preserved, at least in part. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL SAMPLED CASE FILES, series 1620, contain some of the cases registered in this series. CIVIL CASE REGISTERS OF ACTION DEFENDANTS INDEX, series 13687and CIVIL CASE REGISTERS OF ACTION PLAINTIFFS INDEX, series 13688, provide name access to this series. CIVIL CASE DOCKET BOOKS, series 23870, were retained and contain similar entries regarding parties, proceedings, and fees.

FINDING AIDS: Separate alphabetical name indexes were created by the court and are available as separate series, see RELATED RECORDS.

PROCESSING NOTE: The series was transferred to the Utah State Archives in 1968. A permanent retention was assigned to the series in 1983. The bound volume were destroyed after microfilming in 1993. Archival processing was completed in 1994 by Steven R. Wood. EAD entry was done in 2001 by A. C. Cone; the related records section was modified as well at that time to document only those series retained permanently.

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

GAPS: Any cases that might have been filed between 13 June 1938 and 1 June 1939 are missing. Case numbers 10201-10800, 6 June 1943 to 8 September 1943, are also missing.

CONTAINER LIST

Reel	Case number	Date
1	1-600	1902, Jan 6-1903, Sep 23
2	601-1800	1903, Sep 23-1905, Apr 19
3	1801-3032	1905, 22 Apr-1906, Nov 10
4	3033-4200	1906, Nov 10-1907, Dec 28
5	4201-5392	1907, Dec 28-1908, Aug 17
6	5393-6600	1908, Aug 17-1909, Mar 11
7	6601-7716	1909, Mar 12-Aug 30
8	7717-8896	1909, Aug 30-1910, Feb 24
9	8897-10070	1910, Feb 24-Sep 6
10	10071-11294	1910, Sep 6-1911, Apr 13
11	11295-12600	1911, Apr 13-1912, Mar 25
12	12601-13800	1912, Mar 25-Oct 14
13	13801-15000	1912, Oct 14-1913, Jul 28
14	15001-16200	1913, Jul 28-1914, Feb 26
15	16201-17400	1914, Feb 26-Sep 29
16	17401-18600	1914, Sep 29-1915, May 18
17	18601-19800	1915, May 19-Dec 18
18	19801-21000	1915, Dec 18-1916, May 25
19	21001-22200	1916, May 25-Oct 6
20	22201-23268	1916, Oct 7-1917, Jan 30
21	23269-24480	1917, Jan 30-Jun 13
22	22481-25800	1917, Jun 14-Oct 25
23	25801-27000	1917, Oct 25-1918, Mar 28
24	27001-28200	1918, Mar 28-Sep 7
25	28201-29400	1918, Sep 7-1919, Mar 5
26	29401-30600	1919, Mar 5-Aug 13
27	30610-31800	1919, Aug 14-Dec 15
28	31801-33000	1919, Dec 15-1920 Apr 27
29	33001-34160	1920, Apr 27-Sep 3
30	34161-35400	1920, Sep 3-1920 Jan 13
31	35401-36600	1921, Jan 13-May 21
32	36601-37800	1921, May 21-Sep 19
33	37801-39000	1921, Sep 19-Dec 2
34	39001-40200	1921, Dec 2-1922, Jan 27
35	40201-41400	1922, Jan 27-Jun 16
36	41401-42600	1922, Jun 16-Oct 14
37	42601-43800	1922, Oct 17-1923, Feb 15
38	43801-45000	1923, Feb 15-Jun 14
39	45001-46200	1923, Jun 14-Oct 25
40	46201-47400	1923, Oct 25-1924, Feb 13
41	47401-48600	1924, Feb 13-Jun 4
42	48601-49800	1924, Jun 5-Sep 29
43	49801-51000	1924, Sep 29-1925 Jan 6
44	51001-52200	1925, Jan 7-Apr 14
45	52201-53400	1925, Apr 14-Aug 12
46	53401-54600	1925, Aug 12-Nov 23
47	54601-55800	1925, Nov 23-1926, Mar 17
48	55801-57000	1926, Mar 17-Jul 14
49	57001-58200	1926, Jul 14-Oct 29
50	58201-59400	1926, Oct 29-1927, Feb 23
51	59401-60600	1927, Feb 23-Jun 22
52	60601-61800	1927, Jun 22-Oct 6
53	61801-63000	1927, Oct6 6-1928, Jan 19
54	63001-64200	1928, Jan 19-May 12
55	64201-65400	1928, May 12-Aug 31
56	65401-66600	1928, Aug 31-Nov 28
57	66601-67800	1928, Nov 28-1929, Mar 28
58	67801-69000	1929, Mar 28-Jul 12
59	69001-70200	1929, Jul 12-Oct 23
60	70201-71400	1929, Oct 24-1930, Feb 13
61	71401-72600	1930, Feb 13-Jun 6
62	72601-73800	1930, Jun 6-Sep 10
63	73801-75000	1930, Sep 10-Dec 11
64	75001-76200	1930, Dec 11-1931, Mar 30
65	76201-77400	1931, Mar 30-Jul 14
66	77401-78600	1931, Jul 14-Oct 10
67	78601-79800	1931, Oct 10-1932, Feb 8
68	79801-81000	1932, Feb 9-Jun 1
69	81001-82200	1932, Jun 1-Sep 19
70	82201-83400	1932, Sep 19-Jun 30
71	83401-84600	1933, Jan 30-Jul 13
72	84601-85800	1933, Jul 14-Dec 14
73	85801-87000	1933, Dec 14-1934, May 19
74	87001-88200	1934, May 19-Oct 16
75	88201-89400	1934, Oct 17-1935, Mar 30
76	89401-90600	1935, Mar 30-Sep 10
77	90601-91800	1935, Sep 10-1936, Mar 10
78	91801-93000	1936, Mar 11-Sep 9
79	93001-94200	1936, Sep 9-1937, Mar 31
80	94201-95400	1937, Mar 31-Sep 23
81	95401-96600	1937, Sep 23-1938, Mar 23
82	96601-97200	1938, Mar 23-Jun 13
83	1-1200	1939, Jun 1-Nov 20
84	1201-2400	1939, Nov 20-1940, May 12
85	2401-3600	1940, May 13-Nov 8
86	3601-4800	1940, Nov 8-1941, Apr 26
87	4801-6000	1941, Apr 26-Oct 1
88	6001-7200	1941, Oct 1-1942, Mar 5
89	7201-8400	1942, Mar 5-Aug 24
90	8401-9600	1942, Aug 24-1943, Feb 20
91	9601-10200	1943, Feb 20-Jun 5
91	10801-11400	1943, Sep 9-Dec 31
92	11401-12600	1943, Dec 31-1944, Sep 15
93	12601-13800	1944, Sep 16-1945, Jun 29
94	13801-15000	1945, Jun 30-1946, Apr 18
95	15001-16200	1946, Apr 18-1947, Feb 11
96	16201-17400	1947, Feb 13-Sep 23
97	17401-18600	1947, Sep 23-1948, Apr 17
98	18601-19800	1948, Apr 17-Oct 11
99	19801-21000	1948, Oct 11-1949, Mar 30
100	21001-22200	1949, Mar 30-Aug 13
101	22201-23400	1949, Aug 13-Dec 22
102	23401-24600	1949, Dec 22-1950, May 9
103	24601-25800	1950, May 10-Sep 21
104	25801-27000	1950, Sep 21-1951, Jan 20
105	27001-28200	1951, Jan 20-May 22
106	28201-29400	1951, May 22-Sep 17
107	29401-30600	1951, Sep 17-1952, Jan 4
108	30601-31800	1952, Jan 5-Apr 3
109	31801-33000	1952, Apr 3-Jul 3
110	33001-34200	1952, Jul 3-Oct 15
111	34201-35400	1952, Oct 15-1953, Jan 22
112	35401-36699	1953, Jan 22-Apr 27
113	36601-37800	1953, Apr 27-Jul 23
114	37801-39000	1953, Jul 23-Oct 22
115	39001-40200	1953, Oct 22-1954, Jan 28
116	40201-41400	1954, Jan 28-Apr 26
117	41401-42600	1954, Apr 26-Jul 23
118	42601-43800	1954, Jul 23-Oct 27
119	43801-45000	1954, Oct 27-1955, Feb 11
120	45001-46200	1955, Feb 11-May 17
121	46201-47400	1955, May 17-Aug 23
122	47401-48600	1955, Aug 23-Nov 18
123	48601-49800	1955, Nov 18-1956, Feb 14
124	49801-51000	1956, Feb 14-May 10
125	51001-52200	1956, May 11-Jul 31
126	52201-53400	1956, Aug 1-Oct 26
127	53401-54600	1956, Oct 26-1957, Jan 21
128	54601-55800	1957, Jan 21-Mar 30
129	55801-57000	1957. Mar 30-Jun 12
130	57001-58200	1957, Jun 12-Aug 26
131	58201-59400	1957, Aug 26-Nov 12
132	59401-60600	1957, Nov 12-1958, Feb 5
133	60601-61800	1958, Feb 5-Apr 15
134	61801-63000	1958, Apr 15-Jun 23
135	63001-64200	1958, Jun 23-Aug 29
136	64201-65400	1958, Aug 29-Oct 29
137	65401-66700	1958, Oct 29-1959, Jan 21
138	66701-68000	1959, Jan 21-Apr 3
139	68001-69310	1959, Apr 3-Jun 16
140	69310-70624	1959, Jun 16-Aug 25
141	70624-71928	1959, Aug 25-Nov 6
142	71928-73200	1959, Nov 6-1960, Jan 14
143	73201-74518	1960, Jan 14-Mar 24
144	74518-75830	1960, Mar 24-May 27
145	75830-77130	1960, May 27-Aug 2
146	77130-78460	1960, Aug 2-Oct 4
147	78460-79710	1960, Oct 4-Dec 14
148	79710-81000	1960, Dec 14-1961, Feb 14
149	81001-83210	1961, Feb 14-Apr 14
150	82310-83620	1961, Apr 14-Jun 19
151	83620-84930	1961, Jun 19-Aug 24
152	84930-86246	1961, Aug 24-Nov 1
153	82646-87560	1961, Nov 1-1962, Jan 16
154	87560-88870	1962, Jan 16-Mar 22
155	88870-90190	1962, Mar 22-May 31
156	90190-91520	1962, May 31-Aug 9
157	19520-92840	1962, Aug 9-Oct 18
158	92840-94160	1962, Oct 18-1963, Jan 7
159	92840-94160	1962, Oct 18-1963, Jan 7
160	95401-96720	1963, Mar 25-Jun 13
161	96720-98030	1963, Jun 13-Aug 27
162	98030-99340	1963, Aug 27-Nov 8
163	99340-100120	1963, Nov 8-Dec 31
164	1-1320	1964, Jan 2-Mar 13
165	1320-2630	1964, Mar 13-May 28
166	26630-3950	1964, May 28-Aug 13
167	3950-5250	1964, Aug 13-Oct 28
168	5250-6560	1964, Oct 28-1965, Jan 20
169	6560-7870	1965, Jan 20-Apr 5
170	7870-9600	1965, Apr 5-Jun 21
171	9600-10470	1965, Jun 21-Sep 3
172	10470-11750	1965, Sep 3-Nov 16
173	11750-13060	1965, Nov 16-1966, Feb 14
174	13060-14220	1966, Feb 14-May 3
175	14220-15520	1966, May 3-Jul 26
176	15520-16840	1966, Jul 26-Oct 13
177	16840-18140	1966, Oct 13-19967, Jan 9
178	18140-19454	1967, Jan 9-Mar 30
179	19454-20760	1967, Mar 30-Jun 26
180	20760-22060	1967, Jun 26-Sep 20
181	22060-23370	1967, Sep 20-Dec 22
182	23370-24676	1967, Dec 22-1968, Mar 22
183	24676-25200	1968, Mar 22-May 3