ISANTI COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Indexes to Case Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. District Court (Isanti County).
Title:Indexes to Case Files.
Dates:1872-1981.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Indexes to civil (1872-1981) and criminal (1872-approximately 1973) cases heard by the district court. Early entries include names of plaintiff and defendant, kind of action, case number, and occasional references to term commenced, date of judgment, and record book designations. Later entries give only parties to the case, case number. kind of action, and date commenced. Criminal cases are found in the plaintiff indexes under "S" (for State of Minnesota).
Quantity:5 volume on 1 microfilm reel.
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

These volumes were numbered sequentially by the court administrator for microfilming purposes.

Where appropriate, the volumes are dated by the filing date of the inclusive cases. The volumes appear to have been started about 1885, with earlier entries subsequently added.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

In 3 series, each comprising a plaintiffs index and a defendants index for a span of years.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Isanti County). Indexes to Case Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Saint Paul, MN : Dakota Microfilm Service, 1981.

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Location of Originals:

The originals are presumed to have been disposed of after microfilming.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 998-132

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017382080104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationReel
SAM 3181Volume 1, Plaintiffs, 1872-approximately 1932.
Cases through about 3680s.
Volume 2, Defendants, 1872-approximately 1932.
Cases through about 3680s.
Volume 3, Plaintiffs, approximately 1932-1973.
Cases 3690s-about 8170s.
Volume 4, Defendants, approximately 1932-1973.
Cases 3690s-about 8170s.
Volume 5, Plaintiffs and defendants (civil cases only), 1973-1981.
Cases about 8170s through about 12000.

Expand/CollapseRELATED MATERIAL

The case files to which these indexes refer are in the Minnesota Historical Society (through file 5425, 1950); later files remain with the county clerk of court.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Civil procedure -- Minnesota -- Isanti County.
Court records -- Minnesota -- Isanti County.
Criminal procedure -- Minnesota -- Isanti County.
Document Types:
Indexes.
Microforms.

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