Johnson v. Smith

Case # 351

Appellant/Plaintiff

Mark Johnson

Appellee/Defendant

Ben Smith

Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • William Herndon

Appellee/Defendant Attorneys

  • Milton Hay
  • Stephen Logan

County of Origin

Sangamon County

Justice

Terms of Court

December 1845

Type of Case

debt

Disposition

affirmed

Citation

5 Ill. 235

Subject(s)

Debt collection|Agriculture

Case Summary

Ben Smith sued Mark Johnson in a debt case in Sangamon County. The court ruled for Smith, and Johnson appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court. The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's judgment.

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