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Writ of fieri facias : James P. Hawthorn vs. David Wooldridge (trespass vi et armis),

Other Title:
James P. Hawthorn vs. David Wooldridge (trespass vi et armis) writ of fieri facias; Lincoln legal cases 1830-1860, 1836 Dec. 23.
Authors:
Illinois., Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Other Authors:
Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Item ID:
71200908300239
Publisher:
Springfield, Ill. : Circuit Court of Sangamon County, 1836.
Call Number:
KFI1201 1836 DEC 23
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 31 cm
Topic:
Assault and battery -- Cases.
Hawthorn v. Wooldridge (trespass vi et armis). local
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Career in law.
Note:
Title supplied by cataloger.; CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS TO REACH THIS DOCUMENT.; Printed form, filled in and signed by William Butler, clerk (Stephen L. Logan, judge), ordering the sheriff of Sangamon County to recover the costs of the suit. Docketed on verso: "James P. Hawthorn vs David Wooldridge: Fi. Fa," with costs, "Nothing made on this execution to be renewed" and signed G. Elkins, sheriff.; Wooldridge assaulted Hawthorn by beating and kicking him. As a result, Hawthorn was incapacitated for six weeks and was unable to transact any business. Hawthorn sued Wooldridge in an action of trespass vi et armis and requested $500 in damages. Wooldridge retained Stuart and Lincoln and pleaded not guilty. The jury found for Hawthorn and awarded $36 in damages. Scholars have frequently described this case and another case between these parties (Hawthorn v. Wooldridge) as Lincoln's first cases as an attorney.--The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln (online second edition).
OCLC Number:
ocn883397715
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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