Riney v. Doll

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This is an action on a promissory note and to foreclose a mortgage. The defense was duress. It was tried to a jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.

Riney owned an automobile which he took to Doll, a car painter, to be painted. Without authority to do so Doll drove the car on a trip, had an accident and damaged the car. Riney asked Doll to *27pay or settle the damage. At the time Riney was quarantined at home because of scarlet fever in his family and he told Doll to settle with an attorney whom he named. Doll employed…