In the U. S. Circuit Court, Lincoln & Logan represent the Morgan County Bank in the case of Gale v. Morgan County Bank. The plaintiff Dewitt C. Gale asks the court to grant him a new trial. Gale is suing the bank for $10,000 in damages. He claims that the bank failed to credit his account with deposits he made totaling $4,000. On January 16, a jury found for the bank. Judge Samuel H. Treat advises the parties that he does not have sufficient information to rule on the request for a new trial, and that he will take "time to consider" the motion. Judge Treat then adjourns the court until the next morning. Order, 8 February 1858, Gale v. Morgan County Bank, Record Group 21, General Records, Vol. 1, 297; Narratio, filed 30 May 1857, Gale v. Morgan County Bank, Record Group 21, case file 142; Affidavit of Henry R. Read, 10 June 1857, Gale v. Morgan County Bank, Record Group 21, case file 142; Judgment, 16 January 1858, Gale v. Morgan County Bank, Record Group 21, Vol. 1, 253, all in U. S. Circuit Court, Southern District of Illinois, National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL.