March 28, 1837

Geauga County, Ohio
Holmes v. Dayton: Ezra Holmes filed a suit against Joseph Smith and his co-obligors in the Court of Common Pleas to collect on a promissory note, claiming damages of $500.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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