AMPERSAND, INC. v. FINLEY

No. 47489.

61 Ill.2d 537 (1975)

338 N.E.2d 15

AMPERSAND, INC., Appellee, v. MORGAN M. FINLEY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 26, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Sheldon Gardner, Deputy State's Attorney, and Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellants.

Prins, Flamm & Susman, Ltd., and Neistein, Richman, Hauslinger & Young, Ltd., both of Chicago (Arnold M. Flamm, Harry A. Young, Jr., and Arthur T. Susman, of counsel), for appellee.


Affirmed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a class action suit for an injunction and declaratory judgment challenging the constitutionality of a Cook County ordinance which directs the clerk of the circuit court of Cook County to collect a county law library fee of $2 to be paid at the time of the filing of the first pleading or other appearance by each party in all civil cases. The ordinance provides that the charge...

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