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This series consists of cause books from Fort Steele Supreme Court, 1900-1908 and from Cranbrook Supreme Court, 1908-1956. Attached to the covers of volume 1 is a list of trust companies registered in 1914; instructions regarding estates of alien enemies, 1915; and British Columbia Gazette excerpts regarding Workmen's Compensation, 1902 and 1904. The books contain primarily civil matters.

The series includes probate files from Greenwood Supreme Court and County Court from 1897 to 1949. There is a file list for individual probate files covering 1927-1949. Various filing methods were used by the creator from 1897-1926. These earlier files were grouped together in Shannon files by the creator. Some files are arranged alphabetically and the rest by file number. This order has been maintained. Earlier files are divided into groups of probate files, intestate probate files, and probate files with will annexed. Some files may contain Supreme Court and County Court files mixed together.

The series also includes grants of letters probate and grants of letters of administration from 1899-1949 from the Supreme Court and County Court, including letters for intestate files and letters of administration from the Official Administrator. Some letters are labelled with file numbers that correspond to a probate file.

Indexes to Bills of Sale, Chattel Mortgages, Assignments and Lien notes. Although these volumes have entries for the years 1903-1963 they are not complete. The records these indexes cover are found in GR-2198 and GR-2513. (6 vol.)

Receipts issued by J.R. Nolan, F.E. Hughes, D.H. Bruce and K.D. McRae as Official Administrator, Jul 1934 - Apr 1942; Oct 1943 - Feb 1947. There are also receipts issued by J.R. Nolan as Small Debts Court Magistrate, 1934-1939.

Suitors' fund registers.

The series consists of civil orders created in the Supreme Court in Golden between 1960 and 1991. Orders are a formal expression of the court’s will, and orders in this series cover a variety of issues, including adoption, probate and divorce.

The series is arranged by volume, and then by folio according to filing date. Some folios may not be clearly labeled, may not be filed chronologically or may have duplicated folio numbers. Each folio is labeled with a coded registry number. Some additional documents may be interfiled with numbered folios, such as affidavits. There is only one partial index for volume 4 included.

The dates listed in the file list are derived from the date on which the order was filed. Although the filing date for the majority of the records corresponds closely to when the order was issued, this is not always the case, and there are instances in which orders were filed months after being issued.

Originally the files were arranged in Shannon files based on volume number. For space and preservation reasons, the records have been placed in acid-free folders. Each volume was split into multiple folders, which are linked by volume number.

The series consists of Fernie Supreme Court divorce case files from 1907 to 1951.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Naturalization index, County Court (Cranbrook).

Combined bench book and record book.

Register of awards in arbitration under the Workmen's Compensation Act (1902). (1 vol.)

Magistrate's quarterly Returns of Convictions under the Summary Convictions Act from the County Court of East Kootenay, 1908-1912; 1915, 1920-1930; 1934-1936. Includes Corbin, Natal, Newgate and Waldo. There is also one file containing copies of a circular letter from the County Court (per Clerk of the Peace) reminding Magistrates and Justices of the Peace to fill out a Return of Convictions form (1935-1936). If there are "Nil Returns" this circular letter is returned to the County Court.

Jury lists, including Grand Jury, Petit Jury, and Special Jurors. (2 vol.)

Civil case files with the exception of probate, divorce and adoption files which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

Plaint and procedure books: Volume 1: 1/1897-104/1900; Volume 2: 105/1900 - 135/1902: Volume 3: 1/1903 - 376/1908 (indexed) with naturalization lists on pages 7, 53, 71, 153, 253, 319, and 350.

Indexes (1907 and 1911-1962) and indexed cause books (1907-1916; 1921-1925) to criminal cases heard under the Speedy Trials Act. (4 vol.)

Indexes (front and back) to Conditional sales and lien notes.

This series contains civil files with the exception of probate/estate files (GR-1619) which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

The series consists of a volume of indexed orders from the:
Greenwood Supreme Court, 1912-1916 (p.1-22)
Greenwood County Court, 1916-1919 (p.22-30).
An order is the document, filed in the court registry, which sets out the decision of the judge or master.

Registrar's minute book for criminal cases. (1 vol.)

Index (front and back) to Chattel mortgages and Bills of Sale (1285-1394).

Orders and judgements.

Civil case files with the exception of probate/estate files (GR-2415) and appeals of criminal convictions (GR-2747) which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

The series consists of case files for criminal cases heard under the Speedy Trials Act at the Fernie County Court, 1905 to 1962. Criminal case files may contain the notice of claim or notice of petition, writs and affidavits, orders and a final judgment

The series consists of plaint and procedure books from the County Court of Rossland from, 1897-1976. There are notes regarding snowfall in the area, 1896-1903, inside the back cover of volume one. Books contain primarily civil matters, including some estate administration, as well as appeals and some criminal matters under the Speedy Trials Act.

Researchers should note that one page from the volume 6 defendant index was missed during microfilming. This page has been scanned and is included at the end of the PDF file list.

This series contains plaint and procedure books.