Monday, March 17, 1856.Springfield, IL.
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In U.S. Circuit Court, juries award damages in three cases against Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroad in which Lincoln appeared March 3, 1856. Hotchkiss is awarded $50,000 and damages of $1,496.55; the New Haven County Bank $101,873.40 and damages of $5,557.93; Brown et al. $252,145.73 and damages of $5,379.03. In United States v. Wilson, Lincoln and Allen argue plaintiff's demurrer.
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