Mahon v. Nudelman

Plaintiffs, appellees, by their complaint in the superior court of Cook county, sought to enjoin appellants, the Director of Finance and others, from collecting or attempting to collect a tax measured by the sales of certain materials used in repairing, remodeling or restyling fur coats and other fur pieces. The complaint sets out that the Department of Finance had adopted a rule, known as rule No. 53, relating to furriers, upon which the tax sought to be enjoined is based. The court granted the injunction and defendants appeal.

The facts as stipulated are as follows: Plaintiffs conduct a…