In the U. S. Circuit Court, Judge Samuel H. Treat rules in favor of the plaintiff George C. Tallman in the case of Tallman v. Harvey. Lincoln and John Clark represent Tallman in a dispute over the ownership of a tract of land located in Champaign County. The attorneys for both parties had argued the case before the court the previous June. On this day, Judge Treat awards Tallman the disputed land and one cent in damages. The Court also orders the defendant John F. Harvey to pay the court costs. Judgment, 7 June 1858, Tallman v. Harvey, Record Group 21, General Records, Vol. 1, 316; Order, 6 June 1857, Tallman v. Harvey, Record Group 21, General Records, Vol. 1, 153; Agreement, filed 8 June 1857, Tallman v. Harvey, Record Group 21, case file 101, all in U.S. Circuit Court, Southern District of Illinois, National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL.