| Barton v Armstrong | |
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| Court | Privy Council |
| Full case name | Alexander Barton, Appellant v. Alexander Ewan Armstrong and Others, Respondents |
| Decided | December 5, 1973 |
| Citations | [1973] UKPC 27, [1976] AC 104 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action | Barton v Armstrong [1973] 2 NSWLR 598 |
| Appealed from | NSW Court of Appeal |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Lord Wilberforce, Lord Simon of Glaisdale, Lord Cross of Chelsea, Lord Kilbrandon, Sir Garfield Barwick |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Lord Cross of Chelsea, Lord Kilbrandon and Sir Garfield Barwick |
| Keywords | |
| Duress | |
Barton v Armstrong is a Privy Council decision heard on appeal from the Court of Appeal of New South Wales,[1] relating to duress and pertinent to case law under Australian and English contract law.
The Privy Council held that a person who agrees to a contract under physical duress may avoid the contract, even if the duress was not the main reason for agreeing to the bargain.
- ^ Barton v Armstrong [1973] UKPC 27, [1976] AC 104 (5 December 1973), Privy Council (on appeal from NSW).