LUZERNE COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : LUZERNE COUNTY COURT

Luzerne County Court Of Common Pleas : Common Law Property States.

Luzerne County Court Of Common Pleas

luzerne county

(in  Luzerne (county, Pennsylvania, United States))
Luzerne County is the most populated county in northeastern Pennsylvania, with a total population of 319,250 (as of the 2000 census). It is located in the northern Anthracite area called “The Coal Region”. Its county seat is Wilkes-Barre.

common pleas

Civil actions between subjects. Actions real, that is, actions concerning real estate at law could only be brought in the Court of Common Pleas, from which an appeal laid to the King’s Bench.
Legal cases concerning private rights, as distinct from criminal pleas.
A court for the trial of civil causes, the Common Pleas sat at Westminster and was one of the three superior courts of common law in England.
(in some jurisdictions) A court for hearing civil cases between citizens

court

A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases
woo: make amorous advances towards; “John is courting Mary”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Any of various other tribunals, such as military courts
The place where such a tribunal meets
a room in which a lawcourt sits; “television cameras were admitted in the courtroom”

luzerne county court of common pleas – A history

A history of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early … sketches and much genealogical material

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

USACE Baltimore District Commander talks with Executive Director of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Col. Dave Anderson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District Commander, talks with Executive Director of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority Jim Brozena (right) and a representative from Mericle Construction in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Sept. 9. Wilkes-Barre experienced record flooding due to Tropical Storm Lee, and the Corps of Engineers built levee responded exceptionally to rising waters of the Susquehanna River. ((U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Ashley A. Williams)

Water Tower: Luzerne County, PA

Old cone water tower in Pennsylvania.

luzerne county court of common pleas

Take a step back in time with an old view of Benton, Fleetville from Luzerne County 1873 in Pennsylvania. This map was originally published by A. Pomeroy & Company in 1873 and will be carefully reproduced on state of the art giclee printers.

Sourced from item number US14730 in the Historic Map Works online collection, this print will make the ideal gift for any historian or map buff. Many of the maps within the archive contain interesting details such as the old property owner names, building footprints, parcel boundaries, churches, schools, cemeteries, railroads and an endless list of other unique features. Use the zoom feature on the picture above to see the image in greater detail.