Certificates of clerkships, 1807-1836.
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New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
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These were instruments developed in the common law of England, as continued in the new State of New York by the Constitution of 1777, Article 35. In England the writ of fieri facias empowered a sheriff to seize only moveable property, but an act of Parliament in 1732 extended this power of seizure to real property in the American colonies only. From the description of Writs of arrest and execution, 1807-1847. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83129617 ...
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Between 1786 and 1829 the Supreme Court and the county courts of common pleas shared with the Surrogate's Courts the power to prove and record wills devising real property, and also wills whose witnesses were unable to appear in court. In addition, between 1801 and 1829 the Supreme Court had the exclusive power to prove and record wills devising real property located in several counties. (Wills proved in the courts of common pleas were recorded by the county clerks). After a will was proved and ...
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CURRENT FUNCTIONS. The court of appeals is New York State's highest court and court of last resort with appellate jurisdiction only. It hears cases on appeal from other appellate courts and sometimes from trial courts. Its review is generally limited to questions of law; in capital cases it may rule on both law and fact. The court of appeals also reviews determinations of the Commission on Judicial Conduct. ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY. Under British colonial rule, appeals fro...
