Man sues his hostages for breaking promise

[proud2BlibKansan]

Can there be no trust between a kidnapper and his hostages?

A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money in exchange for hiding him from police. The couple have asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.

Jesse Dimmick of suburban Denver is serving an 11-year sentence after bursting into Jared and Lindsay Rowley’s Topeka-area home in September 2009. He was wanted for questioning in the beating death of a Colorado man, and a chase had begun in Geary County.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that Dimmick filed a breach of contract lawsuit in Shawnee County District Court, in response to a lawsuit the Rowleys filed in September seeking $75,000 from him for intruding in their home and causing emotional stress.



Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/29/3292773/man-sues-his-former-kansas-hostages.html#ixzz1fAQDzBbl

[niyad]

1. now THAT is serious brass cojones

[ButterflyBlood]

2. Did this guy actually manage to find an attorney willing to take the case?

That's impressive in itself if so.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. He's in prison

I'll bet he used the law library there.

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[proud2BlibKansan]

8. LOL

[Recovered Repug]

5. Oh, he got the perfect attorney for a case like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpcEietIoxk

[no_hypocrisy]

6. The couple has a defense that there was no true contract.

When one party agrees to terms under duress, there is no lawful consent. The couple was held hostage, with fear of their safety or lives. They agreed to Dimmick's terms in order to protect themselves.

[bluedigger]

7. Nor can you have a legal contract to break the law.

This lawsuit should be thrown out immediately.