Common orders, [ca. 1840-1908].

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Common orders, [ca. 1840-1908].

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Records relate specifically to judicial directives by the Appellate Court of the First District of the State Supreme Court. Collection contains hundreds of thousands of cases, each docket containing the names of the plaintiff and the defendant and the court's decision. Included among the cases are divorce proceedings, and business and theatrical litigation concerning breach of contract, fraud, copyright infringement, and patent violation.

ca. 3,000 cubic ft.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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