Legal Opinion
David v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 26, 1990PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Francis N. Pécora, J.), entered June 30, 1989, which granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint and denied plaintiff’s motion to have the court recuse itself, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiff sued for breach of an employment agreement and defendants interposed the affirmative defense of a release signed by plaintiff in consideration of the payment of $50,000. Plaintiff claimed that the release was signed under duress, but never returned the $50,000 received as consideration.
A contract allegedly executed under duress is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Intercontinental Planning, Ltd. v. Daystrom Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Express Publishing Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Leahan v. Stroh Brewery Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1984
- McKinney v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Muller Corp. Zurich v. Gazocean International, ,S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
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