NRS-13468 | Process books [Civil Jurisdiction, Supreme Court of New South Wales]

Full description

The volumes show, where applicable, for each civil cause instituted: the registration number of the cause, names of litigants, date of issue of summons (or date of issue of warrant to arrest), date on which summons (or, alternatively warrant) returnable, nature of the action (eg. promises, debt etc.) amount of damages claimed, names and descriptions of bail (names of sureties, amount of bail), date exception entered, date of defendant's appearance, and dates declaration, plea, demurrer, replication and rejoinder are filed in the Supreme Court Office. When an interlocutory judgment has been signed, the date of the judgment and reason for signing (ie. want of plea) are also shown.

In the event of issue being joined and coming to hearing the date of trial, verdict and damages awarded are also included. The names of litigants' attorneys are normally shown.

1824-26 (9/908 part), 1826-1942 (5/4526-637), 1943-Apr 1963 (4/8264-93). 144 vols (part).

Note:
This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.