HEMANS V COFIE [1997-98] 1 GLR 144 - 158

Contract-Duress-Enforceability-Circumstances in which threat constitu­ting duress-When duress vitiating consent-Plaintiff arrested and kept in police cells on complaint of creditors-Plaintiff refused bail to look for money to pay debt-Plaintiff forced by police to sell house to raise money to free himself from police-Whether contract of sale vitiated by duress-Whether contract to advantage of a person can be vitiated by duress

Contract-Duress-Third party by-Effect-Burden on person relying on third party duress to void contract-Plaintiff detained in police cells and forced by police to sell his property to first defendant-Transaction conducted for first defendant by her husband, second defendant-Second defendant aware plaintiff threatened and coerced into selling house - Whether knowledge of second defendant to be imputed to first defendant to vitiate contract.