July 25, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
State v. Little: Edwin Little was charged in Nauvoo with assault and battery on William Seely. The execution was issued by Joseph Smith. The Plaintiff recovered $5 as damages and $0.93¾ costs.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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