Appellate Court of Illinois January 9, 1978, No. 76-1354 (Barliant v. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.)

Mr. JUSTICE McGLOON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Donald E. Barliant, filed a class action on behalf of himself and other booksellers who purchased books from defendant Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., a publisher. Plaintiff alleged that defendant improperly assessed a hidden charge for insurance upon its mail-order customers as a part of an item labeled “Handling Charges.