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· 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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