June 9, 1837
Geauga County, Ohio
Eaton v. Smith: Joseph Smith appeared at the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas in response to a writ of capias respondendum issued on June 6, 1837, in connection with Eaton's assumpsit case against him and Oliver Cowdery.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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