Duress (1 Viewer)

[theone123]

If someone uses verbal threat to make someone enter a contract is that physical duress?

 

[theone123]

haha this was in the biz law exam...yes i answered that question as duress

whats duress of the goods?

 

[santaslayer]

Well, if it was so significantly threatning, then I don't see why not.
Duress is just the procuring of a contractual assent by an illegitimate pressure. Initially, duress could only be established where a promise was procurred by actual or threatned violence, but has seen been expanded to goods and economic duress as well.

 

[theone123]

Well, if it was so significantly threatning, then I don't see why not.
Duress is just the procuring of a contractual assent by an illegitimate pressure. Initially, duress could only be established where a promise was procurred by actual or threatned violence, but has seen been expanded to goods and economic duress as well.

but i said verbal threats = physical duress is that right?

 

[theone123]

Rasputin (woteva his name was ) was being pressured by technically (the way i interpreted it) verbal abuse, into signing and creating a contract with the otha fella...
Man i forget..i was running outa time with that Q

Stalin

 

[santaslayer]

but i said verbal threats = physical duress is that right?

eh no..?

Physical and verbal are two very different things. What they do have in common is that both are actionable.

Am I reading your question correctly?

 

[theone123]

eh no..?

Physical and verbal are two very different things. What they do have in common is that both are actionable.

Am I reading your question correctly?

then wat duress is verbal abuse?

 

[MoonlightSonata]

Duress is duress - to classify it as "physical" sounds weird because the verbal threat may be to do something physical