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A son forged his father's signature on promissory note and gave the same to their bankers. At the…

A threat to prosecute a relative to obtain security was held to be undue influence in Williams v. Bayley, and a mere threat to prosecute is not coercion under s.15, so…

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A son forged his father's signature on promissory note and gave the same to their bankers. At the meeting with bankers, the bankers told the father 'if the documents are yours, it is alright; if not, your son is guilty of felony and would be transported for life.' The father then made an equitable mortgage in favour of the bank. Consent was

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A threat to prosecute a relative to obtain security was held to be undue influence in Williams v. Bayley, and a mere threat to prosecute is not coercion under s.15, so consent was "Vitiated by undue influence".

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