[PW] 1860s district court transcripts?

[Dennis Kim-Prieto]

Dear Kathy:

This is not so different from a question I recently got, so I'd suggest
that you:

1)  finding the district court (or the court that has assumed the
dockets and matters from this court), and 

2)  contacting that court.  

While I'm reasonably sure that the Iowa Court of Assizes has been
superceded by another state court, I can't tell you which court that
would be, as I simply don't recall.  (It's been years since I've been
back to Iowa.)  

So, you might want to begin your search by calling the library at the
Iowa College of Law.  You can reach their reference librarians on by
telephone on 319-335-9005, or by E-Mail on lawlib-ref at uiowa.edu 



Best,

dkp




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>>> "Katherine Harper" <kharper4 at gmail.com> 11/9/2007 10:00 AM >>>
This request is for me, so there's no hurry.

A small-town Iowa newspaper from 1866 mentions a court
case--apparently a $17,000+ lawsuit against my subject's grandfather
by an out-of-town bank--that was to be taken up by the next district
court (assizes). While the newspaper expressed great interest in the
case, it never followed up with information on why the suit was filed
or how it turned out.

For those of you who know the ins and outs of legal research, how
would I go about finding information on a district court case from so
long ago? It's possible that it was settled out of court, but
presumably this information would also be recorded somewhere. I have
the case name and the approximate date on which the court was to hear
it, but at present that's all I have to go on. Any assistance will be
much appreciated!

Thanks,

Kathy

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