Mott v. Danforth

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• no evidence that plaintiff, when making payments on note, was not free from any coercion or illegal influence theretofore put upon him
• mortgage note allegedly executed under duress not voidable where mortgagor made payments of interest on note after alleged acts causing duress had ceased
• mortgage note allegedly executed under duress enforceable where mortgagor made payments of interest on note after alleged coercion or illegal influence had abated
• “must be assumed” payments made pursuant to mortgage “were made with an intention to affirm the contracts and obligations thereunder”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).