Content Note

Judgment Dockets are arranged by docket number, and are filed chronologically by the date the affidavit was initially filed (the date the entry was docketed). Docket numbers begin at “1” within each volume up until volume 20 (c.1897), at which point the numbers begin to continue volume by volume creating a continuous numbering system (at this time the indexes begin citing this specific docket number). The numbering begins at “1” again part-way through volume 44 after number 99,999 was recorded. After this, the numbering continued uninterrupted, ending at 158,493 (volume 70). The date range below refers to the affidavit filing date of the first docket within a particular volume, to the affidavit filing date of the last. The actual date range of each volume, however, expands beyond this as notes were made for each subsequent action pertaining to any given docket. The date range is further corrupted due to active dockets being “transferred” or copied to the back of each volume due to lack of space within the original record. Each of these records refers to the original docket number as well as the page number of the original record within the volume. The dates of these records usually far transcends the actual last filing date within the volume.

Index to Dockets

These indexes pertain to cases filed within the 85 bound docket volumes. Each volume covers several dockets, and individuals are indexed by first surname/corporation letter and docket number. For example, the first index covers Dockets 2-6, and first indexes “A” surnames filed within Docket 2, followed by “A” surnames within Docket 3 … to “A” surnames within Docket 6, followed by “B” surnames for Docket 2, and so on. Entries are only listed by Plaintiff (not by Defendant) and take the form of “Plaintiff” vs. “Defendant” followed by page number within the Docket for which the entry is made. In later years (after Volume 20, circa 1897) this entry is preceded with the actual docket number. For example, under the heading of “Docket No. 33” within Index No. 7 (1916-1924) can be found the full entry:

         52623 Agman vs. Public Service 2

This record, docket number 52623, can be found on page 2 in Volume 33. As there are usually only around five or six entries per page, it is not necessary to have the docket number to successfully use these indexes. The indexes are, however, only useful when the Plaintiff’s name is known, as well as either the Docket number or date range of the specific case.

NOTE: Docket No. 1 is indexed within its own volume.

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