Civil Case Files of the Fourth Circuit Court
- US HSA 021
- Series
- 1893-1899
Part of Records of the Judiciary
Contains cases 1 through 285.
In order to adjudicate property claims and to seek monetary compensation in disputes, the plaintiff filed a civil case in the circuit court. Case files generally contain petitions, proceedings, receipts, plaintiff statements, summons, defendant briefs, evidence, bills of court and attorney costs, decisions, judgments and appeals. If a case involved property claims, the file may contain information on land titles and family history of plaintiffs and defendants. Appeals from the district or police court contain the lower court records relating to the case.
Case files from 1850 to 1893 for the districts of Hamakua, Hilo, and Puna on the island of Hawaii are filed with Third Circuit Court records.
Fourth Circuit Court