Johnson v. Marshall Field & Co.

William Johnson, one of the plaintiffs here, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County, individually and in behalf of tire class of persons who purchased tangible personal property at retail in municipalities imposing a municipal retailers’ occupation tax (MROT), against Marshall Field 8c Co., Sears Roebuck 8c Co., Jewel Companies, Inc., Montgomery Ward 8c Co., Inc., Carson Pirie Scott Sc Co. and National Tea Co. Ronald Bailis, the other plaintiff, filed a complaint, also individually and in behalf of all members of the same class, against Goldblatt Brothers, Inc., The Great…