PEOPLE v. CRAWFORD DISTRIBUTING CO.

No. 45230.

53 Ill.2d 332 (1972)

291 N.E.2d 648

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. CRAWFORD DISTRIBUTING COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Modified on denial of rehearing January 26, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield (ROBERT S. ATKINS, EDWIN C. THOMAS, and BARRY J. SCHMARAK, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for the People.

RECORD, SAPPINGTON, BENNETT & CARPEL, of Decatur, for appellees Crawford Distributing Company, Skeff Distributing Company, Gerald Skeffington, Robert Skeffington, and Robert Crawford.

MARSHALL A. SUSLER and ROBERT D. OWEN, of OWEN, ROBERTS, SUSLER & TAYLOR, of Decatur, for appellee Maurer Distributing Company, Inc.

GREANIAS, BOOTH & LIEBERMAN, of Decatur (EDWARD BOOTH and MARVIN S. LIEBERMAN, of counsel), for appellees Harold Roucher and Jerry Roucher.

ROSENBERG, ROSENBERG, BICKES & JOHNSON, of Decatur (JOSEPH L. ROSENBERG and DAVID L. JOHNSON, of counsel), for appellee W. Henry Little.


Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The issues in this appeal arise out of the efforts of the Attorney General and his agents to investigate alleged violations of the Illinois Antitrust Act by the defendants. The record indicates that certain meetings and discussions took place between representatives of the Attorney General and certain of the individual defendants during...

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