Powell v. Jones

56 Ill.2d 70 (1973)

305 N.E.2d 166

DONALD W. POWELL et al., Appellees,

v.

NOLAN B. JONES et al., Appellants.

No. 46002.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 14, 1973.

John W. Russell, of Carlinville, for appellants.

William S. Hanley, of Sorling, Catron and Hardin, of Springfield, for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

This appeal comes to us on a direct, expedited basis from a July 7 judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon County entered in a class action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief initiated by certain named plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and some 1,000 other State…