Wilhelm v. King Auto Finance Co.

This bill was filed to secure the cancellation and discharge of a real estate mortgage on the ground that it was given under circumstances that constitute duress, or, if not duress, under an agreement that renders it illegal and void.

The undisputed facts are that the defendants caused the arrest of the plaintiff's husband, Arthur Wilhelm, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. After he had been confined in jail for 55 days, a settlement was made in which the plaintiff gave the defendant, King Auto Finance Company, her note for $16,000 secured by a mortgage on her home in the…