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CITY OF MATTOON v. MENTZER

No. 4-95-0637.

668 N.E.2d 601 (1996)

218 Ill.Dec. 117

The CITY OF MATTOON, Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon MENTZER, d/b/a Jramb & Associates, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided July 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Kent Heller (argued), David Stevens, Heller, Holmes & Associates, P.C., Mattoon, IL, for Leon Mentzer.

M. John Hefner Jr. (argued), Hefner & Eberspacher, Mattoon, IL, for City of Mattoon.

Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Leon Mentzer appeals from the trial court's grant of a directed verdict in favor of plaintiff City of Mattoon (Mattoon). On appeal, defendant contends (1) the trial court failed to make the proper finding necessary for a directed verdict, (2) his sentence for indirect civil contempt was improper, and (3) the trial court erred by invoking quasi in rem jurisdiction. We affirm.

In 1990, defendant...

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