October 28, 1837

Geauga County, Ohio
Stannard v. Young and Smith: Summons were issued for Brigham Young and Joseph Smith to appear before the Geauga Court of Common Pleas to answer Stannard's assumpsit plea and make payment of the note.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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