FOLLETT'S BOOK & SUPPLY STORE v. ISAACS

No. 37487.

27 Ill.2d 600 (1963)

190 N.E.2d 324

FOLLETT'S ILLINOIS BOOK AND SUPPLY STORE, INC., et al., Appellants, v. THEODORE J. ISAACS, Director of Revenue, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BROWN, FOX & BLUMBERG, of Chicago, (NATHAN S. BLUMBERG and JACOB L. FOX, of counsel,) for appellants.

CHARLES G. CHESTER and MARTIN L. BOGOT, (MARTIN, CRAIG, CHESTER & SONNENSCHEIN, of Chicago, of counsel,) for amicus curiae, Illinois Retail Merchants Association.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, (WILLIAM C. WINES, RAYMOND S. SARNOW, A. ZOLA GROVES, and EDWARD A. BERMAN, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for appellee.

KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, of Chicago, (ANDREW C. HAMILTON and THOMAS F. SCULLY, of counsel,) for amici curiae, Knox College et al.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, each of which is an Illinois corporation operating a retail bookstore near a university campus, brought this action on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated against defendant as Director of Revenue of Illinois. They seek a declaratory judgment that the exemptive provisions of the Retailers' Occupation Tax...

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