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QUAYLE v. CROWN COMPANY, INC.

No. 3048.

183 A.2d 758 (1962)

Shirley V. QUAYLE, also known as Shirley V. Hayden, Appellant, v. The CROWN COMPANY, Inc., a corporation, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided August 20, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Laughlin, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

S. David Rubenstein, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code, § 11-776(b).

PER CURIAM.

This was a suit against husband and wife for a balance due on merchandise. Judgment was entered against the husband, and after certain other proceedings the case against the wife was tried, her defense being that in signing a contract for the merchandise, at plaintiff's store, she acted under her husband's duress. On sufficient evidence, the trial judge found that there was no showing of duress or coercion by plaintiff, and no knowledge by plaintiff of...

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