May 24, 1842

Nauvoo, Illinois
Smith v. Shearer: The writ of restitution was returned; no property was found belonging to Shearer.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
Winter Quarters

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