Judgment record, 1694-1891.

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Judgment record, 1694-1891.

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Record of cases heard by the Court. Entries name appellant, appellee, and judge as well as include complaint and decision. Also contains court minutes for 1694-1780. See also the Judgment Record, Eastern Shore series [MSA S0421] and the Judgment Record, Western Shore series [MSA S0420].

11.5 cubic ft.

Maryland State Archives

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Maryland (Colony). Court of Appeals.

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Maryland. Court of Appeals

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The Court of Appeals was established in 1694 by a commission sent with royal governor Francis Nicholson. Prior to 1681, the Governor and members of the Council, who constituted the upper house of the Assembly, exercised appellate jurisdiction much as the House of Lords in England. Appeals were not uncommon, despite the fact that the Governor and Council also sat as the judges of the Provincial Court where the appealed cases originated. This redundancy and questions about the legal r...