New York Court of Appeals
Helen D. Adams, Respondent v. the Irving National Bank of New York, Appellant
December 3, 1889116 N.Y. 606
Summary
The Court affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff, holding that the $2,000 payment to the bank was obtained by undue influence through a threat to arrest the plaintiff's husband and therefore was voidable. The threat need not be unlawful, and no valid ratification by the plaintiff was shown, so the bank could not retain the money.