May 20, 1844

Carthage, Illinois
Bostwick v. Smith: This case was consoli­dated with City of Nauvoo v. Bostwick. The defendants, Hyrum Smith and John P. Greene, were to provide the Hancock Circuit Court with the proceedings of City of Nauvoo v. Bostwick from the Nauvoo Mayor's Court. The case was dismissed at plaintiff's costs.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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