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Kan. amusement park owner sues former employee over pipe organ

Damian Mayes- KBI photo and Louie-courtesy photo
Damian Mayes- KBI photo and Louie-courtesy photo

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A pipe organ that has served as the musical backdrop to Louie, an amusement park clown is now the subject of a civil court case.

The Wichita Eagle reports an attorney for Joyland Amusement Park owner Margaret Nelson Spear filed a civil breach-of-contract lawsuit Wednesday in Sedgwick County District Court.

The lawsuit claims that ex-Joyland employee Damian Mayes didn’t pay money he owes after agreeing to purchase the Wurlitzer organ about six years ago.

Spear demands that Mayes either pay her the $9,000 he owes or allow her to repossess the organ.

Court records don’t list an attorney for Mayes.

Kansas Department of Corrections records say Mayes is serving a sentence and isn’t eligible for parole until 2028. He was convicted of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated criminal sodomy in Harvey County.

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