DRURY v. COUNTY OF McLEAN

No. 54591.

89 Ill.2d 417 (1982)

433 N.E.2d 666

JACK M. DRURY et al., Appellees, v. THE COUNTY OF McLEAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald C. Dozier, State's Attorney, of Bloomington (Robert E. McIntire and Marc Christopher Loro, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant.

James Walker, Ltd., of Bloomington (John R. Bailen, of counsel), for appellees.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Jane Clark Casey, Deputy State's Attorney, and Ronald P. Stake, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for amici curiae Morgan M. Finley.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed; cause remanded.

CHIEF JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Jack M. Drury and Raymond Brezinski, filed suit against the defendant, McLean County, seeking reimbursement of fine money and costs they paid to the clerk of the circuit court of that county after plaintiffs had been convicted under a statute later held unconstitutional. The circuit court denied class certification pursuant to...

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