Summary Information

Title: Wisconsin, Justice of the Peace, Eau Claire, Justice Dockets
Inclusive Dates: 1873-1919

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Justice of the Peace (Eau Claire)

Call Number: Eau Claire Series 84

Quantity: 1.6 cubic feet (4 archives boxes and 2 oversize volumes)
Repository:

Housed at the Area Research Center, William D. McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-Eau Claire McIntyre Library / Eau Claire Area Research Ctr. (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Proceedings in Justice Court including a record of complaints entered, arrest and search warrants issued, arraignments and preliminary hearings conducted, trials held, and other actions taken. Information for each case varies but may include: names of parties to the case, their attorneys, and the prosecuting officers in criminal cases; summaries of pleas entered, appearances and testimony by witnesses, papers filed, and motions; record of adjournments, settlements, and discontinuations; a summary of findings by the court and judgments or sentences issued; and a record of fees and costs assessed. The cases involved a variety of civil matters and a few criminal cases; in the absence of the municipal judge, the justice court sometimes heard cases handled by the municipal court.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-eauc0084