Download or read book Docket Books of the Vermont Supreme Court Meeting in Franklin County written by Vermont. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1800 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The series consists of court dockets kept by the court clerk. Court dockets are court calendars which record all cases in order for each court term, assigning a number to each case. Before 1895 Franklin County courts followed an unusual docketing system in which cases were arranged in order of their beginning court term, and kept the same docket number for all court terms. For any given court term, there might be several cases with the same docket number. After 1895, each case retains a unique original number through all court terms. Dockets for the period 1914 to 1943 consist of loose-leaf sheets arranged chronologically, with one sheet recording all information on each case, rather than calendars docketing all cases for each court term. Two card indexes, arranged alphabetically, contain brief entries on supreme court cases from 1897-1935, and 1933-1961. Card entries include references to published Vermont supreme court reports. Docket entries include plaintiff and defendant, attorneys, and a brief summary of action taking place that court term. Entries often include court costs for a case, and may include the criminal charge or type of civil case. Dockets usually record the names of judges and clerk and note court term dates. Early dockets include bar admissions and court accounts. All but the first volume are indexed alphabetically by plaintiff. Chancery cases are intermingled with regular supreme court cases in 1800-1807 dockets, but are identified as chancery in docket entries. Chancery cases are docketed and entered separately after 1808.