Common rule books, 1829-1847.

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Common rule books, 1829-1847.

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Each entry in the common rulebooks contains the title of the cause, the name of the attorney moving the court, and the rule granted. (The first party in the title may be either the plaintiff or the defendant, depending on which was granted the rule. If it was the defendant, the form is 'X ads. Y, the "ads" standing for ad sectam, "at the suite of.") The entries are chronological under the initial letters of the attorneys' name. Each volume contains two books, with initial letters on the two covers.

13 cu. ft. (79 volumes)

New York State Archives

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New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

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The clerks of the Supreme Court of Judicature were directed to keep common rule books by order of the Court made in April term, 1796. Common Rulebooks contain a record of common rules or orders of the court, entered by the clerk on motion made by an attorney for one of parties to a cause. Motions for common rules were granted as a matter of course during a court term or in vacation between terms. Common rules relating to a defendant's appearance are as follows: order to defendant to...