AGENCY: Supreme Court

SERIES: 25939
TITLE: Record of opinions books
DATES: 1877-1894.
ARRANGEMENT: Sequential by book number.

DESCRIPTION: These record books contain handwritten abstracts of the opinions rendered by Utahs Territorial Supreme Court for the period between 1877 and 1894. Cases heard by the Territorial Supreme Court were appealed from lower Territorial District Courts throughout the state. Every case heard before the Supreme Court contains a respondent and appellant, while every opinion in the entry book ends with a notice of filing by the court clerk. Cases are both civil and criminal. There are a number of high profile cases throughout including US versus the LDS Church, the People versus Lorenzo Snow, and the People versus John D. Lee.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1877 through 1894. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1877 through 1894. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Paper: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This series was deemed to of high historical value and worthy of preservation because of the valuable record it helps fill in the history of the Supreme Court.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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