Pressley v. City of Chicago

Defendants appeal from a decree perpetually enjoining them from interfering with plaintiffs’ operation of certain devices for the sale of cigarettes.

There are two groups of plaintiffs. One group is composed of small individual restaurants, grill and tavern owners who are licensed to sell cigarettes at retail. They will hereafter be referred to as “storekeepers.” The other group own cabinets containing (1) various brands of cigarettes in packages, and (2) a control unit containing a coin slot and coin receptacle, and this group will be referred to as “owners.”

The complaint alleges that certain…