September 1, 1845

Hancock County, Illinois
Almon W. Babbitt, Guardian for heirs of Edward Lawrence v. William Law, Joseph Coolidge: Almon W. Babbitt, acting as guardians for the Lawrence heirs, filed suit against the estates of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith, and against William Law (based on Hyrum and Law's bond for Joseph Smith as guardian).  
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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