Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Linn County Records Inventory
County Court Case Files
1860-1974
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.
Records at the Oregon State Archives:
County Court Case Files [includes mental commitments], no. 1-2719, 1860-1945
(12 cu.ft.);
Index to Papers in County Court Direct [includes mental commitment entries],
1861-1974 (1 volume);
Index to Papers in County Court Indirect [includes mental commitment entries],
1861-1974 (1 volume).