Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Beatrice Foods Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 4, 1980No. 78 Civ. 1316(MP)PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND DECISION
POLLACK, District Judge.
PRELIMINARY
Gustavo G. Curtis, the manager of Industrias Gran Colombia, S.A., an industrial company incorporated in the Republic of Colombia and located in Bogota was kidnapped on Bogota’s streets by terrorists on September 28, 1976 and held for ransom demanded from his company beyond its and his capacity to pay. Defendant Beatrice Foods, the parent company of the victim’s employer, voluntarily undertook to negotiate for his release from captivity and after protracted negotiations succeeded in freeing him alive on May 17, 1977 by payment of…
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