Case Did Newburn Put Under Duress By Treadwell Ford

Application: The question is did Newburn get put under duress by Treadwell Ford when he signed the general release to get his truck back? After Newburn signed the general release the truck broke down again for a second time, this caused Newburn to lose enough income causing him not to be able to make the payments on his truck, the bank then repossessed Newburns truck. We can make the assumption Newburns truck broke down because of the amount of the mileage error since he is suing Treadwell.

Duress can be improper threat, no reasonable alternative, or economic duress. There was no evidence claiming Newburn was put under an improper threat, also there is no evidence claiming there was no reasonable alternative for Newburn. Economic duress