Barber v. American Airlines, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
After plaintiff Andrea Barber filed a class action against defendant American Airlines, Inc., defendant moved quickly to refund the $40 baggage fee that plaintiff had paid in connection with her cancelled flight and that had been the subject of her class action suit. Citing the refund, the trial court found that there was no longer a controversy between the parties and dismissed the suit pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 735 ILCS 5/2 — 619 (West 2006). For the reasons discussed below, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
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