November 28, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
City of Nauvoo v. Hunter: Joseph Smith submitted a complaint to alderman and Justice of the Peace William Marks, claiming that Thomas J. Hunter had breached Nauvoo's "ordinance concerning vagrants and disorderly persons" when stating Joseph Smith was an imposter and swindler. Joseph Smith claimed the accusations injured his moral and religious character.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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