VPRS 4917 County Court Registers

Successive County Court Rules have required the registrar of the court to keep a register of all verdicts, orders and judgements of the court. The register is the authoritative record of the court and was generally used by County Courts until 1869 or early 1870.This series was used to register common law actions. Examples include damages for negligence, personal injuries, property damage and loss of profit.An entry in the register was initiated upon lodgement of a summons ([com]plaint) with the court by the plaintiff. Recordings were then made as the case progressed towards trial. Register details include:- Number and date of the [Com]plaint- Names and addresses of the plaintiff and defendant- The nature of the action and amount of the claim- Details pertaining to the judgement, and if necessary- Details of the exaction of the judgement and the returns of warrants.Entries will also be annotated to indicate if the action did not proceed to trial. This includes actions that were struck out, settled out of court, withdrawn or were simply discontinued. Case files are not in Public Record Office custody.During late 1869, the format of County Court registers changed. The register was effectively divided into three parts, each a different volume which recorded a particular type of case. These volumes were- County Court Registers, Part I, Common Law- County Court Registers, Part II, Equity, and- County Court Register, Part III, Probate and Administration.

历届郡法院规则均要求法院书记官留存法院所有裁决、命令与判决的登记册。该登记册为法院的权威档案，直至1869年或1870年初仍为郡法院广泛使用。
本系列登记册用于登记普通法诉讼，案件类型涵盖过失损害赔偿、人身伤害赔偿、财产损害赔偿及利润损失赔偿。
当原告向法院提交传票（起诉状）时，即会在登记册中创建一条登记条目。后续随着案件推进至庭审阶段，将补充对应记录。登记条目包含以下内容：
- 起诉状的编号与日期
- 原告与被告的姓名及住址
- 诉讼性质与索赔金额
- 判决相关详情，必要时还包括
- 判决执行详情及执行令回执
登记条目还会标注未进入庭审的诉讼情形，包括被驳回起诉、庭外和解、撤诉或直接终止的诉讼。案件档案并未由公共档案馆（Public Record Office）保管。
1869年下半年，郡法院登记册的格式发生变更：登记册实际被拆分为三卷，每卷分别记录特定类型的案件，具体为：
- 郡法院登记册 第一部分：普通法
- 郡法院登记册 第二部分：衡平法
- 郡法院登记册 第三部分：遗嘱认证与遗产管理