Halpin v. Scotti

Rehearing denied May 19, 1953. November 21, 1952, the circuit court of Cook County denied the petition of C.E. Halpin, as Director of Revenue of the State of Illinois, to compel appellee, Salvatore A. Scotti, to answer certain questions propounded to him in an investigation then being conducted under section 10 of the Illinois Cigarette Tax Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1951, chap. 120, par. 453.10.) Appellant, Halpin, sought to compel Scotti to answer said questions by invoking the immunity provisions of section 10a of the act. It is asserted that the reason for the court's denial of the petition to compel appellee to answer said questions was that the statute relied upon was unconstitutional, hence the appeal is brought here directly.