In the Macon County Circuit Court, a jury upholds a lower court's ruling and decides in favor of Lincoln's client Edward O. Smith in the appeal case of Smith v. Packard. The jury awards $10 in damages to Smith for a cow taken by defendant Anson Packard. The court orders Packard to pay the court costs in addition to the damages. Lincoln represents the various plaintiffs in the chancery case of King et al. v. Lee et al., a suit involving the conveyance of land in Decatur. Judge David Davis rules in favor of the plaintiffs, and Lincoln writes the judgment. In the case of Scott v. Hull, Lincoln files replications for plaintiff John A. Scott, who accuses James H. Hull of trespass. Judge Davis calls a jury to hear the arguments and the evidence. The jury finds Hull not guilty, and the court orders Scott to pay Hull's court costs in addition to his own. In the ejectment case of Trustees of Township 16 N, Range 1 E v. Prather, in which Lincoln represents the plaintiffs, Judge Davis orders defendant Henry Prather to file a plea within twenty days, and Davis continues the case until the Fall 1852 court term. Order, 5 June 1852, Smith v. Packard, Circuit Court Record C, 110, Macon County Circuit Court, Macon County Courthouse, Decatur, IL; Justice of the Peace Transcript, 11 February 1852, Smith v. Packard, case file A1076, Macon County Circuit Court, Illinois State Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield; Judgment, 5 June 1852, King et al. v. Lee et al., Private Collection; Replications, 5 June 1852, Scott v. Hull, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Order, 5 June 1852, Trustees of Township 16 N, Range 1 E v. Prather, Circuit Court Record C, 128-29, Macon County Circuit Court, Macon County Courthouse, Decatur, IL.