Opinion

Steinger v. Smith

  • 358 Mo. 39
  • 213 S.W.2d 396
  • 1948 Mo. LEXIS 546
Court
Supreme Court of Missouri
Filed
Jul 12, 1948
Status
Published
On the bench
Bradley, Dalton, Van Osdol
Cited by
10 cases

recognizing that the payment of money under circumstances constituting duress is tortious and “ “will render the same involuntary and entitle the party so coerced to recover the money paid....’”

How later courts described this case

  • recognizing that the payment of money under circumstances constituting duress is tortious and “ “will render the same involuntary and entitle the party so coerced to recover the money paid....’”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

The foregoing opinion by VAN OSDOL, C., is adopted as the opinion of the court. All the judges concur.

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