International Harvester Co. v. Voboril
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. Action at law by the International Harvester Company of America against Anna Voboril. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
In an action by the International Harvester Company against Anna Voboril upon promissory notes given for debts of her husband, her defense was that her signature was obtained by duress, through threats by representatives of the company that, unless she signed, her husband would be arrested and imprisoned. There was a verdict and judgment for the defendant, which the plaintiff desires reviewed.
[1] As to plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict, it must be said there was sufficient proof of the threats for the consideration of the jury. It is not our province to weigh…
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