Atlanta Life Insurance v. Mason

The defendant admitted the making of the contract, but claimed that he signed it under duress and that for this reason the contract is void. The defendant testified: “I am A. A. Mason and I worked for Atlanta Life Insurance Company, and I signed this contract because Mr. Law threatened to have me arrested for larceny after trust, if I did not make some arrangements. . . I knew what I was doing when I signed the contract. I knew what it was. I did'it because I thought I would lose my job or be arrested as Mr. Law threatened to do.” (Emphasis supplied.) Assuming for the sake of argument that…