Dorsey v. Bryans

The plaintiff sued the defendant on certain notes. The defendant was a married woman, and pleaded that the debt represented by the notes was that of her husband. She further pleaded that she “signed said notes under duress. Her said husband and plaintiff came to her house, and plaintiff insisted that defendant sign said notes as security for her said husband’s debt to him. Defendant declined to do this, and protested against the purchase of the property for which her husband had become indebted to plaintiff, and for' which said notes were given. Her husband threatened to leave her forever…