Drury v. County of McLean

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 our decision in McCabe v. Burgess (1979), 75 Ill. 2d 457, and granted summary judgment in favor of the named plaintiffs as to the amount of court costs paid to the county. The court denied summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs for reimbursement of fine…