Records of the Kansas Supreme Court, 1861 - 1999.

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Records of the Kansas Supreme Court, 1861 - 1999.

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This collection contains the records of the Kansas Supreme Court. The records document the actions of the Court for all appeals cases in the state of Kansas. The collection consists primarily of case files and briefs, organized chronologically by case number. The case files contain all original legal documents, correspondence, and orders for the individual cases. The briefs series contains booklets entitled Brief of Appellant or Brief of the Appellee, summarizing the nature of the case and the arguments from either side. In addition to the files, the collection contains volumes of docket entries and motions for cases appearing before the court, summarizing all legal action taken regarding each case. Also included are several stay bonds and cost bond volumes documenting the responsible parties liable for the trial expenses, as well as exhibits used in particular cases. Because the Supreme Court controlled the Court of Appeals between 1901 and 1977, researchers should consider viewing the records of the Appellate Court as well.

Circa 5000 cubic feet.

Kansas State Historical Society

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Kansas. Court of Appeals

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Kansas. Supreme Court

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A supreme court was created in Kansas when it became a territory in 1854, composed of a chief justice and two justices appointed by the president for terms of four years each. When Kansas became a state, the constitution created a Supreme Court consisting of one chief justice and two associate justices elected from the state at large for six-year terms. In 1895, the legislature dealt with the problem of increasing case loads by creating the Kansas Courts of Appeal. However, this also was a tempo...