11-29-2011, 01:52 PM
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Man sues couple he held hostage
i'm really not sure what's worse - this story or fact that that is doesn't really surprise me 
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A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming that they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money in exchange for hiding him from police. The couple has asked a judge to dismiss the suit.
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"I, the defendant, asked the Rowleys to hide me because I feared for my life. I offered the Rowleys an unspecified amount of money which they agreed upon, therefore forging a legally binding oral contract," Dimmick said in his hand-written court documents. He wants $235,000, in part to pay for the hospital bills that resulted from him being shot by police when they arrested him.
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full story here: http://www.castanet.net/news/World/6...e-held-hostage
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11-29-2011, 01:53 PM
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My clients were under duress... Case closed.
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11-29-2011, 01:55 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest
My clients were under duress... Case closed.
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Guy is an idiot. Case closed.
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11-29-2011, 01:56 PM
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Self-Retirement
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You can try to sue for anything in the States.
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11-29-2011, 01:58 PM
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something else haha
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$235,000 in hospital bills? Holy crap, how did he survive?
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11-29-2011, 01:58 PM
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Seems reasonable. Why not?
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11-29-2011, 01:59 PM
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Location: Helsinki, Finland
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You can try to sue anything in most countries.
In some countries you just have a better chance of actually seeing your case go to court and winning.
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11-29-2011, 02:02 PM
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If this stuff interests you I would suggest you watch the movie "Hot Coffee".
It was very eye opening.
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11-29-2011, 02:02 PM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
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I'll wait for one of the lawyers to confirm this; but I seem to recall the one law class I didn't sleep through was that you cannot enter a legal contract to do an illegal thing.
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11-29-2011, 02:03 PM
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
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at least this doesn't have a chance of actually going to trial
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11-29-2011, 02:03 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by normtwofinger
You can try to sue for anything in the States.
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It probably says something that my first thought was that this was in BC.
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11-29-2011, 02:05 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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You can sue for anything here as well. All you have to do is pay the court fee, which I believe is around 100$ to have your claim filed. Suing someone is completely different than having a valid case against someone.
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11-29-2011, 02:06 PM
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As others have already mentioned, you can try to sue someone for anything. I can't see there being any chance that this ridiculous claim isn't dismissed immediately by a judge before it even goes to trial.
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11-29-2011, 02:14 PM
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Did Dimmick actually pay the couple the money he had promised them? Maybe they didn't hide him because they didn't get their money.
The whole thing is ridiculous.
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11-29-2011, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ken0042
I'll wait for one of the lawyers to confirm this; but I seem to recall the one law class I didn't sleep through was that you cannot enter a legal contract to do an illegal thing.
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Yep. The Courts will not reward you for an illegal act. At least not here.
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11-29-2011, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ken0042
I'll wait for one of the lawyers to confirm this; but I seem to recall the one law class I didn't sleep through was that you cannot enter a legal contract to do an illegal thing.
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Pretty much, I'm sure there are grey areas but this would not be one of them. It is Kansas though, so who knows. 
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11-29-2011, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest
My clients were under duress... Case closed.
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Yup, duress should be a complete defence.
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11-29-2011, 02:24 PM
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Breaking an oral contract during a hostage situation. And eye for an eye. Case closed.
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11-29-2011, 02:35 PM
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Shame the police didn't shoot him in the head.
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11-29-2011, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ken0042
I'll wait for one of the lawyers to confirm this; but I seem to recall the one law class I didn't sleep through was that you cannot enter a legal contract to do an illegal thing.
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And as I recall from the one law class I didnt sleep through, was that oral contracts arent worth the paper they're written on. 
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