People Ex Rel. Lindberg v. Memorial Consultants, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STENGEL

delivered the opinion of the court:

George Lindberg as Comptroller of the State of Illinois brought this action to enforce the licensing provisions of the funeral or burial funds act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 111½, par. 73.103) against Memorial Consultants, Inc., an Illinois corporation doing business in this state. The act provides that persons who sell funeral merchandise under a prepayment plan must hold the proceeds of sale in trust and must be licensed by the Comptroller. This enforcement action sought an injunction to prevent defendant from doing business…