Achieving Higher Results LLC filed the suit April 6 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Inner City Enhancement Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation and Robert Bonner Jr.
On May 30, 2011, the plaintiff and defendant Bonner had a meeting regarding the redevelopment of land at 4 Vieux Carre, East St. Louis, according to the suit, which alleges that the defendant promised to pay the plaintiff for its services.
The plaintiff sought tax abatements for the project and founded defendant Inner City Enhancement, the suit says, alleging that on July 2, 2013, the plaintiff found funding for the project.
On Feb. 3, 2014, the plaintiff allegedly assigned defendant Inner City to defendant Bonner on the condition that Bonner would develop the real estate into a shopping plaza and pay the plaintiff agreed-upon sums.
On Aug. 11, 2014, the plaintiff submitted an invoice totaling $90,246 to the defendant, the suit alleges. A second invoice was submitted on July 29, 2015. No payment has ever been made by the defendant, according to the complaint.
The plaintiff seeks judgment for two counts for the sum of $90,246 and pre-judgment interest, court costs and other relief the court deems just and proper. The plaintiff also asks that the court rescind the assignment to defendant Bonner and restore ownership to the previous owners of Inner City Enhancement Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation.
St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-199