VPRS 13316 County Court Rate Appeals Register, Morwell

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.This series was used to register rate appeals.Registration ProcessAn entry in the register was initiated upon lodgement of a summons with the court by the solicitor acting on behalf of the plaintiff. Recordings were then made as the case progressed towards trial. Register details include:Names of PractitionersName and address of Plaintiff and DefendantNature of actionDescription of land or chattel in disputeAmount of ClaimAll notices of defence and cases stated for opinion of JudgePayment into CourtJudgementInterlocutory OrdersNote that register entries are not always complete. One reason was that cases may have been settled before going to trial. Unsystematic recordkeeping practice may also have played a part in some instances. For example, an order may have been recorded on the case file only (the file raised to hold the various process documents relating to each case). Case files are not in Public Record Office custody.