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Vernon Spring Assize, 1897 Rex vs. William Pearce for 3 charges (Assault with intent, Shooting with intent, and aggravated assault). Vernon Spring Assize, 1932, Rex vs. David Murdoch (charged with the 1932 attempted murder of Archibald McDonald); inquest for Archibald McDonald who died in his home in Kelowna of gunshot wounds.

Record book for Summerland, Oct 1934 - Feb 1939. This volume also includes cases from Peachland and "Unorganized Territory".

Record book, September 1948 - December 1954.

Plaint and procedure books (indexed). v. 1: June 1889 - November 1893 and v. 2: November 1893 June 1899. Volume 2 includes mining cases.

Assize record books for criminal cases.

Criminal case files.

Information and complaints the majority of which were taken and sworn before William Morley. Juvenile records (GR-2769) have been removed from this series and are filed separately. Includes Coldstream, Falkland, Salmon Arm, and Sicamous.

Civil case files, 1916;1918; 1926; 1927-1931; 1933 with the exception of probate and divorce files which have been removed from this series and are filed separately. For 1931 onward see accession 83-0995.

Civil case files.

The series consists of grants of letters of administration created between 1901and 1997 by the Supreme Court of Vernon. The records typically provide information on the name of the deceased and their date and place of death, as well as the name and relationship of the appointed administrator. Records in container 831179-0003 pertain to estates assigned to the Official Administrator for the North Okanagan electoral district.

The series is arranged chronologically by the date that the grant was issued. In some cases, this may be several years after the date of death.

The series consists of grants of letters of administration created between 1892 and 1969 by the County Court of Vernon. The records typically provide information on the name of the deceased and their date and place of death, as well as the name and relationship of the appointed administrator.

The series consists of divorce case files from the Princeton Supreme Court, 1928 to 1949. Most of these cases appear to have been tried elsewhere, primarily Vancouver.

The series consists of Kelowna divorce case files from 1924 to 1949.

Debtor and creditor judgement indexes.

Calendars for criminals cases heard in Princeton.

The series consists of several cause books for bankruptcy created in the Supreme Court of Vernon between 1921 and 1980. The cause books cover the Interior Region of BC, including Vernon, Penticton, Kelowna, and Kamloops. The cause book for the period 1921 to 1973 has been microfilmed, but the corresponding index is available in the original book format only. Page 1 of the 1921-1973 cause book has a note signed by G. Hunter, C.J.B.C., dated 12 April 1921 appointing Leonard Norris as Registrar in Bankruptcy for Vernon. The volume functions as a cause book for the Bankruptcy Court of British Columbia and the Bankruptcy Court of Canada for 1921-1923. In 1923 the entries read "In the Supreme Court of British Columbia - In Bankruptcy."

Indexes are not available for the period 1973 to 1980. The index covering the period 1921 to 1973 lists the name of the party and the corresponding page in the cause book. Typical cause book entries list the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), as well as a list of proceedings in the bankruptcy case. Entries are arranged chronologically.

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

Mechanics' Liens, 1902-1984; a file of correspondence concerning Mechanics' Liens (1934-36) and 2 Woodmen's Liens, 1920 and 1925. There are also liens in the Princeton civil case files, GR-2241.

Bench books, cases heard by Judge John D. Swanson, 1930-1941, and Judge James Ross Archibald, 1942-1946.

The series consists of cause books created by the County Court of Yale holden at Vernon between 1892 and 1946. A typical entry lists the name of the deceased, the file number, and a listing of activities that took place during the process of proving the will, as well as the cost of each activity. This can include, but is not limited to, a listing of affidavits that were submitted to the court, and the date that the letters of administration were granted to the execut-or/trix. In some cases, the executor or executrix is named.

Entries in the cause book are arranged chronologically by the date of the first activity in the proceedings. Each volume is accompanied by an alphabetical index.

The series consists of wills filed with the Vernon Supreme Court between 1986 and 1998.

The series is arranged chronologically and by will code. The will code generally consists of a two digit number representing the year in which the will was filed, followed by a slash and a sequential will number. A single file includes multiple wills and the file title provides the range of will numbers contained within each file.

The nominal probate index available in GR-1578 provides both the name of the deceased and the sequential code number. Using this number, it is possible to locate the appropriate will file. Not all individuals listed in the probate index had wills.

The series consists of divorce index ledgers created by the Supreme Court in Penticton between 1977 and 1988. The ledgers are organized by year and alphabetically by surname of the divorcing party.

The location of the cause books to which the indexes refer is unknown.

The series consists of Vernon divorce case files from 1927 to 1933.

Civil case files.

Orders and judgements.

Orders (including probate).

Adoption case files.

Provincial Police Court record books for 1910-1929 and 1932-1950 showing name of prosecutor, name of defendant, nature of the charge, costs, name of arresting officer, name of gaol or lockup, order or conviction, amount of fine, name of presiding magistrate or justice and "remarks" .

Assize record books.

The series consists of probate/estate files from the Oliver court registry.