Appellate Court of Illinois May 22, 1987, No. 2—86—0098 (West v. City of Batavia)

JUSTICE NASH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Cora Mae West, sought to bring a class action against the defendant, the city of Batavia, on behalf of customers of the city’s electric utility to recover a $1 million refund which Commonwealth Edison paid to the city in settlement of litigation over wholesale electric rates charged by Edison.