The first civil case was tried by a jury, "Benjamin Cheeney vs. Daniel Blodgett and Herman Hill," returning a verdict for the plaintiff.

The evidence

• “The defendant was tried on this indictment and acquitted. The first civil case tried by a jury was on the 20th day of September, 1848, of "Benjamin Cheeney vs. Daniel”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 360 / book p. 364

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources