Opinion ID: 1720308
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: mrs hitchcock: cross-examination

Text: During the negotiations she knew she would have title to the house and that her husband would make the mortgage payments. She understood her husband would pay her $50,000 over a five-year period. She was aware she would get $1500 a month alimony. She admitted the only way her husband could pay the alimony was if he kept the business. Mrs. Hitchcock was aware the judge told her he would hear the case if the parties could not settle it. She asked him for five minutes more. When she stated she was under duress, she meant she was being forced to make a decision she should not have made. The circumstances had forced her into this position. Mental force had been exerted upon her. Her shock was caused by her realization that things were happening differently from what she had imagined.