Legal Events

April 3, 1838

Rounds qui tam v. Smith: The writ of collection (fieri facias) was returned. Sheriff Abel Kimball had levied another writ in favor of the same plaintiffs against Sidney Rigdon upon properties sold for $604.50 and another property sold for $111.75. This matter remained unsettled until after Joseph Smith's death, when the judgment was revived and satisfied.

April 3, 1838

Wright v. Whitney and Johnson: The defendant, being demanded to appear at court three times, did not come and made default. The plaintiff recovered against Whitney and Johnson his damages of $1,055.31, plus costs ($11.51). Defendants pay own costs ($1.89). Execution was issued to collect on judgment.

April 3, 1838

Holmes and Holmes v. Smith and Cahoon: The defendants, having been called to appear, made default. The plaintiffs recovered in full against the defendants $10,071.48, plus $10.38 costs.

April 3, 1838

Stannard v. Young and Smith: The defendants made default, and the plaintiff recovered damages of $256.40, plus costs of $10.44. Execution was issued to collect on the same.

May 18, 1838

Joseph Smith and other leaders left Far West to visit the north counties for the purpose of establishing land claims for the gathering of the Saints in Caldwell and Daviess counties.

June 4, 1838

Allen v. Granger, Smith, Cowdery, Carter, Knight, Orton, and Cahoon: An appeal was brought by plaintiff Allen in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas seeking to recover $23 debt from Granger, who claimed he did not owe the debt. Allen discontinued the suit and was ordered to pay his own and ­Granger's costs of $8.50.

August 7, 1838

Joseph Smith went with a group of about fifteen brethren to Colonel Lyman Wight’s house in Gallatin, Missouri, and met with the Saints who had been beaten while trying to vote.

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