· 6/19/1989
Geary v. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.
Citations
- 544 N.E.2d 344
- 129 Ill. 2d 389
- 135 Ill. Dec. 848
- 1989 Ill. LEXIS 83
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- recognizing that if the service is not a necessity there can be no duress
- recognizing that if the service is not a necessity there can be no duress
- applying the necessity exception to the purchase of tampons and sanitary napkins
- applying the necessity exception to the purchase of tampons and sanitary napkins
- because tampons and sanitary napkins were necessities that could not be purchased without paying the tax imposed, the plaintiffs sufficiently pled duress
- taxpayer claiming tax on tampons was illegal did not have to allege that she tried to purchase items without paying tax at another retail store
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Judges: Calvo, Stamos
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