A STUDY IN LEGAL ADMINISTRATION AND RECORDS SHARON ...

ooklet form. The second register is missing alphabet letter sections "A" to "Lu
All of the case numberlstyle of cause information found in the registers, including
registers one and two. is replicated in General Index, Equity.
Pleadings appear in the registers under eight column headings: Number;
Style of Suit; Bill. Date of Filing, etc.; Answer, Dernurrer, etc., and Date of Filing;
Date of Order Pro Confessa. and of Entering Note of Default; Replication and
Date of Filing; Note Disputing Claim and Date of Filing; and Remarks. Pleadings
are defined as:
Statements in writing served by each party
altematively to his opponent, stating the facts relied
on to support his case and giving al1 details his
opponent needs to know in order to prepare his case
in answer. The usual pleadings in an action are the
statement of daim, the defence, any counterclaim, a
reply to the countercfaim, and any demands for
further and better partiwlars.1°
Each pleading has a purpose and, taken together, they reflect the progress and
time span of a suit.
"Number" refers to the case number and it is used to access al1 related
records, including case files. A "Style of SuiP (cause) entry is more detailed in
the registers than in the index. It includes the full names of ptaintifF(s) and
defendant(s), sornetimes a designation such as "Gentleman," and usually an
address. If a petition is being made on behalf of the plaintiff (and there is no
defendant) the plaintiff s name is sometimes preceded by "Re," for example, "Re
the Estate of Yy-m Inkster
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, late of Point Douglas, Parish of Winnipeg and St.