Cass County Bank v. Bricker
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Howard county. Tried Sbelow before Tiffany, J. The defense of duress cannot be set up by a stranger or surety. Before such defense will prevail, there must have been some consideration exacted for a corrupt agreement to ¡not prosecute a felony. (Oak v. Dustin, 3 New Eng. Rep. £Me.], 614; Am. Crim.
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Error to the district court for Howard county. Tried Sbelow before Tiffany, J. The defense of duress cannot be set up by a stranger or surety. Before such defense will prevail, there must have been some consideration exacted for a corrupt agreement to ¡not prosecute a felony. (Oak v. Dustin, 3 New Eng. Rep. £Me.], 614; Am. Crim. Law, sec. 10; Bishop, Contracts, 494, 720; Heaps v. Dunham, 95 111., 588; Taylor v. Cottrell, 16 Id., 93). As to the defense of duress: Hilborn v. Buclcnam, 3 New Eng. Rep. [Me.], 267; Oak v. Dustin, Id., 614; Taylor v. Cottrell, 16 111., 93; Bothwell v. Brown, SI…
1Opinion of the Court
Maxwell, Ch. J.
This action was brought on a promissory note as follows :
“$344. Plattsmouth, Neb., July 7, 1883.
“One day after date we jointly and severally promise to' pay to the order of the Bank of Cass County three hundred and forty-four dollars, value received, with interest at ten per cent per annum from maturity until paid. Negotiable and payable at the Bank of Cass County.
“William R. Shaw.
“Adam Bbicker.
“W. R. Anthony.”
Bricker alone answered the petition, in which he evidently sought to allege the compounding of a felony. In the briefs, however, the defense is claimed to be duress— that…
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