Lincoln appears before the Sangamom County Circuit Court as a witness for John Close in Close v. Ritter, an appeal from John N. Moore's justice of peace court. The court affirms the judgment of the lower court, but reduces the damages from $73 to $35.Record.

[Lincoln receives $1.75 for services as witness and juror. Witnesses receive 50¢ per case per day and jurors 25¢.ISLA—Bulletin, No. 57.]