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Benton County Records Inventory

County Court Case Files

1851-1938

Series documents the actions of the county court in civil and some criminal cases. Records include complaints, judgments, decrees, summonses, warrants, affidavits, writs, and an index. County court cases include spousal support, employment compensation, satisfaction of judgments, and divorce. Information includes judge, plaintiff, defendant, and attorney names; case type; and filing dates of actions and decrees.

Benton County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
County Court [Civil Case Files], no. 1-1301, 1859-1932 (10 cu.ft.);
County Court Civil [Case Files], no. 1302-1321, 1933-1938 (.25 cu.ft.);
[Road Establishment and Survey Case Files-also includes other county court administrative and judicial records], 1851-1925 (8.50 cu.ft.).

 

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