December 4, 1834

Kirtland, Ohio
Dennis Lake v. Joseph Smith. Judgment was rendered in favor of Lake for $63.67 in addition to $8.04 for the costs of the suit. Joseph Smith appealed the case to the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas.
Sources: 
LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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