June 5, 1837

Geauga County, Ohio
Holmes v. Dayton: Joseph Smith and his co-­defendants did not appear. A default judgment was entered against them in the amount of $183.30 and court costs of $11.50.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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