Western Paving Co. v. Sifers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one to recover on a promissory note. The defense was that the note was given under duress. The court directed a verdict for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.

*461In February, 1923, defendant E. I. Sifers committed a gross fraud upon P. J. Kealy, whereby Sifers received the equivalent to him of $6,365. When confronted with the fraud and asked to make reparation, he replied with the flippant falsehood that he had made a fair bargain. Kealy said that if Sifers did not respond with cash, Kealy would see the county attorney and would cause…