In the Edgar County Circuit Court, Lincoln, representing defendants George K. Larkin and Daniel G. Burr, appears before Judge David Davis to request a continuance in the case of Jaquith v. Larkin and Burr, a dispute over the sale of a drugstore. Lincoln files an affidavit to support his request. Judge Davis approves the continuance until the next court term and orders Larkin and Burr to pay the court costs for that term. In a dispute involving a sale of hogs, Lincoln and Usher F. Linder represent defendants John S. Hite and Alexander Mann in the case of Dudley & Sutherland v. Hite and Mann. Judge Davis sets the case for trial and calls a jury. After witnesses testify and each side makes closing arguments, Lincoln submits instructions for Judge Davis to read to the jury. The jury finds in favor of Dudley & Sutherland and awards them $150 in damages. Linder submits a motion for a new trial, and Judge Davis grants the new trial and sets the hearing for the next court term. Lincoln files a plea for John Duck in the gold-mining-contract case of Noblitt v. Duck. Judge Davis calls a jury for the trial, and after hearing testimony and arguments, the jury decides in Duck's favor. Noblitt's attorneys request a new trial, and Judge Davis approves the motion and continues the case until the fall term. In Sizemore v. Moke, Conservator of Sizemore, an assumpsit case, Lincoln and his co-counsel Milton M. Dill file an agreement for plaintiff John Sizemore with the attorney for George Moke to continue the case until the next term. Judge Davis renders a verdict against Lincoln's client Jesse K. Dubois in the ejectment suit of Dubois v. Nabb. Lincoln requests a new trial, and Judge Davis approves the motion. Lincoln signs the judge's docket and appears in court on behalf of his client Daniel M. Triplett in the assumpsit case of Triplett v. Neff. William Neff's attorney applies for a continuance, and Judge Davis continues the case until the next term. Order, 19 May 1852, Jaquith v. Larkin and Burr, Order Book 3, 300, Edgar County Circuit Court, Edgar County Courthouse, Paris, IL; Affidavit, 19 May 1852, Jaquith v. Larkin and Burr, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Order, 19 May 1852, Dudley & Sutherland v. Hite and Mann, Order Book 3, 301, Edgar County Circuit Court, Edgar County Courthouse, Paris, IL; Jury Instructions (copy), 19 May 1852, Dudley & Sutherland v. Hite and Mann, copy files, Henry Horner Lincoln Collection, IHi, Springfield, IL; Judge's Docket Entry, May 1852 term, Noblitt v. Duck; Order, 19 May 1852, Sizemore v. Moke, Conservator of Sizemore, Order Book 3, 302; Order, 19 May 1852, Dubois v. Nabb, Order Book 3, 302; Judge's Docket Entry, May 1852 term, Triplett v. Neff, Judge's Docket; Order, 19 May 1852, Triplett v. Neff, Order Book 3, 302, all in Edgar County Circuit Court, Edgar County Courthouse, Paris, IL.