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Factual Application15Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.69) Which of the following constitutes duress?A) a plaintiff threatening the defendant that he will not drop the lawsuit until the defendant payshim a certain amount of moneyB) a teacher threatening a student that he will be expelled if he is found with cigarettes againC) a wife threatening to commit suicide if her abusive husband does not stop beating herD) a father using his dominant and fiduciary position to unduly influence his son into committinga crime
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