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Watkins v. White
Case
#
1337
Appellant/Plaintiff
Thomas Watkins
Appellee/Defendant
John White
Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys
Abraham Lincoln
Appellee/Defendant Attorneys
Edward D. Baker, Albert Taylor Bledsoe
County of Origin
Sangamon County
Justice
Justice James Semple
Terms of Court
December 1842
Type of Case
Not Listed
Disposition
Reversed
Citation
4 Ill 549
Illinois Reports File