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Link reinstated as defendant in Peach case
Home remodeler Kevin Link brought back into suit After a year-and-a-half on the outside of a strange case involving the house at 9 Briarcliff Dr. in Granite City, Kevin Link finds himself right back in it. -
Maag files appeal in Peach case
Attorney Maag In a quest to recover the cost of a Granite City home Armettia Peach apparently did not buy, her attorney, Thomas Maag of the Lakin Law Firm, has turned to a higher authority. -
Peach swears she concealed home ownership to hide from abusive boyfriend
9 Briarcliff Dr. in Granite City Armettia Peach, who sued to recover the cost of a Granite City home she apparently did not buy, has sworn that she concealed her ownership of the home to hide from a former boyfriend. -
Peach persists to collect on house she did not buy
Undeterred by a voided judgment that would in effect close the case, plaintiff Armettia Peach intends to continue her quest in Madison County Circuit Court to collect the price of a house she did not buy. -
Judge voids $104,259 judgment against Granite City
Judge Matoesian "It’s a void judgment.” -
New Lawsuits: Thursday, Aug. 11
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Matoesian taking another look at $104k judgment against Granite City
Judge Andy Matoesian Armettia Peach paid nothing for owning a $70,000 house in Granite City. -
Depositions quashed, but Granite City judgment awaits hearing
Judge Matoesian In its fight against a Madison County Circuit Court judgment, Granite City attorney Jane Unsell learned she cannot question the characters whose dubious real estate transaction ended up costing the city $104,259.17. -
Granite City attorney suspects fraud, orders title search
Judge Matoesian Madison County Title Company--hired by Granite City in its bid to throw out a court judgment in a suit over a house--confirmed what the Madison County Record reported in April. The person who obtained the judgment did not buy the house. -
New Lawsuits: Friday, May 20
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Judgment against Granite City hangs in suspense
Thomas Maag Armettia Peach’s $104,259.17 court judgment against Granite City--which is accused of approving an occupancy permit at 9 Briarcliff Dr. without inspecting the property--hangs in suspense. -
That's life
A Madison County court demands taxpayers fork over $100 grand in “damages” to his client because Granite City officially let her buy a house that had a leaky roof—allegedly. -
Plaintiff Peach awarded windfall judgment against Granite City
9 Briarcliff Dr. in Granite City--Peach offered $68,900 for it. Posing as the buyer of a Granite City home, a resourceful Madison County woman pulled $20,000 in $100 bills out of her purse and handed it over to an incredulous seller as down payment for a $68,900 house she had never seen on the inside. -
Home repairman gets trapped in legal web
Kevin Link, a home repairman in Granite City, got caught in a legal web. In the course of helping people improve their lots in life, Granite City home repairman Kevin Link was caught in a legal web strung by an opportunistic plaintiff and her attorney. -
Loophole spares Peach from paying property tax
In the year-and-a-half that Armettia Peach owned 9 Briarcliff Dr. in Granite City, she never paid a penny for property tax. -
Seven new asbestos cases filed in St. Clair County
Randy Gori Could St. Clair County be replacing Madison County as a magnet for asbestos lawsuits? Though the 20th Judicial Circuit does not have a so-called "asbestos docket," a well-known litigator filed seven cases there on Jan. 28. -
Supreme Court ruling may have local impact
A decision that is sure to be referenced soon in defense arguments is one that the United States Supreme Court ruled on Nov. 30, Koons Buick Pontiac GMC v. Bradley Nigh. -
Nissan class action suit due in court
Madison County Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian will hear all pending motions in a fraud class action suit against Nissan Motor Acceptance (NMAC), which loans money to Nissan customers, on Dec. 1.