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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
Documents
Cass Bench and Bar_01
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Cases
Sprague v. Illinois River Railroad et al.
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
,
Justice Sidney Breese
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Stribling v. Ross
Justice(s):
Justice Samuel H. Treat
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Thompson and Thompson v. Lee
Justice(s):
Justice Pinkney H. Walker
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Thompson v. Haskell
Justice(s):
Justice Sidney Breese
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Beers v. Williams
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
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Thompson v. Alexander
Justice(s):
Justice Samuel H. Treat
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McHenry v. Watkins
Justice(s):
Justice Samuel H. Treat
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Ross et al. v. Hall
Justice(s):
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Hall v. O'Brien et al.
Justice(s):
Justice Jesse B. Thomas Jr.
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Shelburne v. Robinson
Justice(s):
Justice Norman H. Purple
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