People v. Valley Steel Products Co.

In each of these appeals, cause No. 49612, People v. Valley Steel Products Co., and causes No. 49629 and 49630, People v. J. D. Barter Construction Co., the circuit court for Sangamon County dismissed indictments returned by the grand jury on August 27, 1975, which charged the corporate defendants and various individuals with violations of sections of the Motor Fuel Tax Law (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 120, pars. 417 et seq.) (the Act).

In causes No. 49612 and 49629 the circuit court dismissed the indictment for the reason, among others, that the Act violated the equal protection clause of…