AGENCY: District Court (Third District)

SERIES: 24870
TITLE: Abstract of judgment books
DATES: 1889-1896.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by filing date.

DESCRIPTION: This series contains judgment abstracts filed with the territorial Third District Court. An abstract of judgment is a court document that states how much the loser of a lawsuit owes. Justice of the peace courts as well as other district courts could file an abstract of judgment with the clerk of the district court to serve as a lien upon the judgment debtor and to allow for execution in that district. The records are bound in volumes beginning with an alphabetical plaintiff index and followed by information relating to specific cases. Individual entries contain names of the plaintiff and defendant, court where judgment was issued and often the name of the judge, and the amount of judgment and prevailing party. That information is then followed by a log of the filing dates for individual documents such as the abstract of judgment, executions, or satisfactions.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives until microfilmed and then destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on historical and legal value of the Third District Court ABSTRACTS OF JUDGMENT BOOKS, as a source of judgment information about parties involved in civil cases tried. The court clerk is required by law [UCA 104-30-12 (1943)] to maintain a judgment book to permanently record the sequence of events leading to a final judgment.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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