Legal Principle:1. The act of using threats to force another person to enter into a contract is called coercion.2. In order to prove coercion, the existence of the use of threat, in any form and manner, is necessary. If coercion is proved, the person who has been so threatened can refuse to abide by the contract. Factual Situation: A, threatens to shoot C (B’s son), if B does not release him (A) from a debt which A owes to B. B signs necessary documents and thus releases A under the threat. Issue: Can B get back his loan afterwards? Decision:

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Legal Principle:<br />1. The act of using threats to force another person to enter into a contract is called coercion.<br />2. In order to prove coercion, the existence of the use of threat, in any form and manner, is necessary. If coercion is proved, the person who has been so threatened can refuse to abide by the contract. Factual Situation: A, threatens to shoot C (B’s son), if B does not release him (A) from a debt which A owes to B. B signs necessary documents and thus releases A under the threat. Issue: Can B get back his loan afterwards? Decision:





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