holding that "[d]uress by [someone] other than the opposing party to a contract cannot constitute compulsion sufficient to void the contract"
Summary of this case from Phillips v. Orleans Cnty.No. 93-7737.
July 5, 1994.
E.D.N.Y., 827 F.Supp. 911.
AFFIRMED
holding that "[d]uress by [someone] other than the opposing party to a contract cannot constitute compulsion sufficient to void the contract"
Summary of this case from Phillips v. Orleans Cnty.Full title:Evans v. Waldorf-Astoria Corp
Court:United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Date published: Jul 5, 1994
Critically, under New York law, the threat or wrongful action must come from one of the parties to the…
Ventura v. U.S.United States v. Yemitan, 70 F.3d 746, 748 (2d Cir. 1995), aff'd, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 27133 (2d Cir. Oct.…