Miller v. Davis

Mr.'Justice GabbERT

delivered the opinion of the court.

Oral testimony to establish a degree of coercion which will avoid the written engagement of parties for duress must be at least reasonably convincing, that the party seeking to avoid a written contract on this ground was compelled to enter into it by such illegal acts on tne part of the other as compelled him to do what he would not have done voluntarily. If there is any testimony whatever tending to show duress, it is wholly insufficient to overcome the presumption that the solemn written engagements which claimant entered into were…