May 9, 1844
Dixon, Illinois
State of Missouri v. Smith: A Lee County jury awarded Joseph Smith $40 in damages plus court costs against constables Harmon Wilson and Joseph Reynolds for abuse and illegal imprisonment of Joseph Smith during the third extradition attempt in July 1843.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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