February 18, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith v. Thomas J. Shearer. Joseph Smith filed a complaint against Shearer for "Forcible entry & detainer." Shearer had entered and taken up abode on lands belonging to Smith.
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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