Series 84158
District Court (Fourth District : Wasatch County) Civil registers of actions
Dates: 1896-
5 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
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. Thenotation 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 attorneys for instructions to the jury, verdict, motions for cross complaints or new trials, amendments to previous answers and disclaimers.
Research Note
Researchers should consult this series to ensure finding all the actions which occurred in a case.
Research Note
Researchers should consult this series to ensure finding all the actions which occurred in a case.
Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Related Records
Minutes from the District Court (Fourth District : Wasatch County), Series 9889, documents the proceedings of each case.
Civil case files from the District Court (Fourth District : Wasatch County), Series 84612, contains the entire case file listed in these registers.
Indexing Terms
Court records--Wasatch County (Utah).
Divorce suits--Wasatch County (Utah).
Wasatch County (Utah)--Trials.
| REEL | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1-464 |
| 2 | 465-954 |
| 3 | 955-1435 |
| 3 | 1436-1930 |
| 4 | 1931-2545 |
| 4 | 2546-3179 |