Cass County

  • County Seat:
    Virginia
  • Previous Seats:
    Beardstown, 1837; Virginia, 1839; Beardstown, 1843; Virginia, 1867
  • Area:
    370 square miles
  • Population:
    2,981 (1840 census) - 13,642 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory
  • Created on:
    March 3, 1837

Images

  • Cass county postcard
  • Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 9-BEATO,3-4
  • Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 9-BEATO,3-2

Cases

Alexander et al. v. Tams et al.

Tams and others sued Alexander and others to sell real estate that the deceased Wilbourn had sold to Alexander to avoid unsatisfied judgments. The circuit court found Tams and others couldn't subject the land to payment but awarded them $700, Wilbourn's contribution. Alexander and others appealed. The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the lower court's judgment and remanded the case to allow Alexander's administrator to become a party.