Exhibit 99.1


                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
      As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the CITY
INVESTING COMPANY LIQUIDATING TRUST, a Delaware Trust (the "Trust") for the
period ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Lester J. Mantell, the
functional equivalent of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

         1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the
Trust.

         The foregoing certification is incorporated solely for purposes of
complying with the provisions of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and is not intended to be used for any other purposes.

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Trust and will be retained by the Trust and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



                                             By:  /s/ Lester J. Mantell
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         Dated:  April 17, 2003                     Lester J. Mantell, Trustee