Wake Development Co. v. O'Leary

Plaintiff brought this action to recover the sum of $3,000 alleged to have been paid to defendant under compulsion. Prom a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.

The plaintiff corporation was the owner of a certain tract of land and had negotiated an advantageous sale of a portion of the tract. While the purchase money was in escrow defendant levied execution upon the entire tract based upon a judgment against one J. M. Danziger. The purchaser threatened to cancel the contract unless the property was released from the levy. Plaintiff immediately brought a suit against defendant and…