Degenhardt v. Dillon Co.

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that “[m]utual assent to a contract does not exist . . . when one of the contracting parties elicits the assent of the other contracting party by means of duress.”
• rejecting argument that duress rule from Carrier is inapplicable when counsel is unavailable at the precise moment that an agreement is signed
• party who has reasonable opportunity to consult with counsel before entering into contract cannot later invalidate it by claiming economic duress
• judgment notwithstanding verdict is appropriate only if no two reasonable minds could disagree that verdict should be in favor of movant
• judgment notwithstanding verdict is appropriate only if no two reasonable minds could disagree that verdict should be in favor of movant
• “The formation of a valid contract requires the mutual assent of the contracting parties.”

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