September 5, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Copeland v. Brown: Asa Copeland sued Albert Brown in Nauvoo Mayor's Court for Brown's failure to pay Copeland $44.37½ for work and labor. The summons was issued by Joseph Smith, Mayor.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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