Kidnapper sues victims who escaped for breach of contract

[oddlots]

Hmmmm... this somehow strikes me as a useful analogy in these crazy times:

Jesse Dimmick is suing Jared and Lindsay Rowley, whom he was convicted of kidnapping, for breach of contract. Dimmick argues that because the two won his trust when he invaded their house at knifepoint (while fleeing a murder charge which led to him driving over a police spike-strip in front of their house), and then left once he fell asleep, they violated their contract to remain his hostages. The couple lulled Dimmick with a clever strategy of watching Robin Williams's Patch Adams with him while eating Cheetos and drinking Dr Pepper.

You see, Dimmick alleges that, after breaking into the Rowleys' home with a knife and gun, they all then sat down and hashed out a deal under which they would hide him from police (the police who were right outside) for an unspecified amount of money. "Later," he complained, "the Rowleys reneged on said oral contract, resulting in my being shot in the back by authorities." Ergo, breach of contract.

http://boingboing.net/2011/11/29/kid...s-who-esc.html

[thriftyandboringinohio]

Re: Kidnapper sues victims who escaped for breach of contract

A few observations:

- I love boingboing.net, too. Great site.
- Mr. Dimmick clearly has a lot of extra time on his hands in prison.
- I had no idea that particular movie was so boring it could put a felon to sleep in the middle of an escape while taking hostages
- Mr. Dimmick will likely come to better understand the definition of "duress"

[vt]

Re: Kidnapper sues victims who escaped for breach of contract

Precisely: The contract is void because it was entered under duress. Case dismissed!

[unlucky]

Re: Kidnapper sues victims who escaped for breach of contract

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It's a very funny story. But as an analogy it would work better if Dimmick had escaped scot-free (with the money) and THEN sued his hostages.

[oddlots]

Re: Kidnapper sues victims who escaped for breach of contract

Thanks. I knew i was onto something, even in an ass-backward way. You nailed it.