Dispeau v. First Nat. Bank of Pawtucket
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Bill in Equity seeking to open an account and set aside a judgment and mortgage, and for an' account and to redeem. Heard on bill, answer, and proof, and bill dismissed.
1Opinion of the CourtStiness, C. J.
The agreement of settlement dated December 20, 1892, which is the controlling factor in this case, was signed by the complainant, as also were the note and mortgage and other papers of that date, knowing what they were and the effect of them. The complainant’s contention is that they were signed under coercion—which consisted in a statement, by the president of the respondent bank, that, unless such settlement should be agreed to at that time by the complainant, his property would be sold.(1) The testimony shows that the complainant’s property was then advertised for sale under an execution…
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