In the U.S. Circuit Court, Lincoln & Herndon defend John E. Madux in the case of VanBrunt & Watrons v. Madux. The New York City firm of VanBrunt & Watrons is suing Madux for $5,000 in damages. The plaintiffs charge that Madux failed to deliver 1,000 hogs that he had contracted to purchase for them in exchange for $7,700. The parties reach an agreement concerning a trial date, and Judge Samuel H. Treat orders a trial date of June 28. Narratio, filed 24 May 1858, VanBrunt & Watrons v. Madux, Record Group 21, case file 404; Order, 14 June 1858, VanBrunt & Watrons v. Madux, Record Group 21, General Records, Vol. 1, 365, both in U.S. Circuit Court, Southern District of Illinois, National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL.