Papers filed with the Court of Common Pleas during all proceedings of a civil case. Civil cases are non-criminal cases usually involving property rights, such as divorce, but also include injury and worker's compensation cases. Records may include pleadings, depostitions, commissions and interrogatories, warrants of attorney in every action, notes of testimony, reports of auditors, assignees, court rulings. Photographs and other forms of evidence may appear with the records. Documents show names of parties, dates, case number, and nature of plea.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then by case number.
Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Only available on microfilm. See microfilm finding aid.
For the year 1997, the microfilm boxes are labeled LC1997 and the cases are still identified as CI-1997.
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Copyright
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Credit
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Lancaster Gas Company customer servicemen. Top row, from left: John Graybill, Carl Brinkman, Thomas Hinkle, John Groft Sr., Ray "Hammer" Kendig, Lloyd Garman, Ray "Snakey" Sherbahn, Richard Snyder, Danny Nicholas. Middle row: George Schanerberger, Marlin Oberlin, Bob Heagy, John "Mac" Schweers, Abe Johns. Front row: Ivan Campbell, Teddy Bowman, John Ursprung, Gene Kramer, Sylvan Gochnauer, Byron Weitzel.
Directors and officers of Farmers Bank and Trust Company of Lancaster, identified as: James C. Dunlap, R. S. McClure, Jr., George S. Kurtz, treasurer; John H. Wickersham; Robert Y. Garrett, Jr., vice president & trust officer; E. L. Matterer; Leroy H. Nolt; Albert J. McConomy; F. L. Sutter; Earl M. Godshalk; Wallace L. Robinson, vice president & secretary; Gerald H. Effing, president; Leslie S. Hubbard; William Shand; Robert F. Zahm; Theodore H. Distler; Lewis Levy.
Man on the Chinese Torture Board at Franklin & Marshall's Alpha Delta Sigma Second Annual Stunt Night Review. From June 1953 issue, page 39. The man is possibly identified as Don Krill.
