March 29, 1837
Geauga County, Ohio
Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon: Copies of the writ were left with Reynolds Cahoon, Jared Carter, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, and Sidney Rigdon. Oliver Cowdery was not found. The case was continued until the next term.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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