Case files, general index, and briefs of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, 1850-1992.

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Case files, general index, and briefs of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, 1850-1992.

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Materials relating to the proceedings of the trial (lower) courts, filed by the lawyers of parties involved in actions or proceedings in preparation for a hearing with the Supreme Court or (beginning in 1983) the Court of Appeals. They also include the opinions, orders, and judgments generated by these two higher courts. The chronological files contain briefs, written arguments detailing the legal basis of an appeal; case records, containing court reporters' transcripts of testimony; and lawyers' statements and exhibits. The case files heard by the Court of Appeals are included in the same numerical sequence as those heard by the Supreme Court.

ca. 15,000 microfiche.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Minnesota. Court of Appeals

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Minnesota. Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court ceased to maintain judgment books as of July 1, 1982. This action was probably taken with reference to legislation that eliminated the requirement that district court clerks maintain a judgment book (Laws 1981 c121 sl). From the description of Judgment books, 1858-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122472476 Peter Stephen Popovich, a Minnesota lawyer and jurist, was born in November 1920 at Crosby, Minnesota. He received a bachelor's degree f...