St. Clair County

  • County Seat:
    Belleville
  • Previous Seats:
    Kaskaskia, 1790; Cahokia, 1795; Belleville, 1814
  • Area:
    670 square miles
  • Population:
    1,255 (1800 census) - 270,056 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Arthur St. Clair, Revolutionary War General and Northwest Territory Governor
  • Created on:
    April 27, 1790

Images

  • st-clair-county-postcard
  • stclair-Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 16-CHIG,3-43 of 3

Cases

Polk v. Hill et al.



Cornelius v. Vanorsdall

Vanorsdall sued Cornelius to recover damages from an unpaid promissory note. Vanorsdall obtained judgment, and Cornelius appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court. The Court affirmed the judgment because Cornelius had claimed a failure of consideration but did not specify the failure.

Justice(s):



Reichert et al. v. E. B. McClure et al.



St. Clair County v. Irwin



Schultz v. Lepage

Justice(s):

Justice Sidney Breese


Stookey et al. v. Hughes et al.

Justice(s):

Justice John D. Caton


Shook v. Thomas



Forquer et al. v. Forquer et al.

Justice(s):

Justice John D. Caton




Lane v. Soulard et al.

Justice(s):

Justice John D. Caton