In the McLean County Circuit Court, Lincoln represents defendants Benjamin Martin and Wilder Gurnsey in the case of Flagg & Ewing v. Martin and Gurnsey. Flagg and Ewing agree to dismiss their suit, and both sides agree to pay their own court costs. In the slander suit of Thompson v. Henline, Lincoln represents plaintiff David L. Thompson who seeks $3,000 in damages from George W. Henline. Thompson claims that Henline maligned him when Henline publicly declared that Thompson had committed bestiality. The parties make their arguments and present evidence before a jury. The members of the jury cannot agree on a verdict, and Judge David Davis discharges them. The parties reach an agreement, and the court dismisses the case. The court dismisses a bill for discovery in the debt case of Hawks, Osborn & Company v. Major, a suit that the Illinois Supreme Court had remanded back to the circuit court. Lincoln, William H. Holmes, and John M. Scott represent plaintiffs/business partners Matthew H. Hawks, James T. Walton, and Harmon Osborn. Judgment, 21 April 1852, Flagg & Ewing v. Martin and Gurnsey, Common Law Record 4, 262, McLean County Circuit Court, McLean County Courthouse, Bloomington, IL; Plea, Replication, 3 October 1851, Thompson v. Henline, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Judgment, 21 April 1852, Thompson v. Henline, Common Law Record 4, 265, McLean County Circuit Court, McLean County Courthouse, Bloomington, IL; Opinion, 17 January 1851, Major v. Hawks, Osborn & Company, Illinois Supreme Court, Journal & Opinion Record CGD, 390, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; Order, 21 April 1852, Hawks, Osborn & Company v. Major, Common Law Record 4, 260, McLean County Circuit Court, McLean County Courthouse, Bloomington, IL.