April 29, 1837

Geauga County, Ohio
Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon: The plaintiffs filed their declaration at the Geauga Court of Common Pleas. The declaration stated the intent of the defendants was to pay Gardner and Patterson $596.46 one month after date of execution, which was December 14, 1836. By March 1, 1837, the defendants had incurred a further debt of $800 for work and merchandise Gardner and Patterson had sold to them.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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