A Real-Estate Agent, Jones, Was Owed a $7,000 Commission, Having

A real-estate agent, Jones, was owed a $7,000 commission, having sold property for Mr. Quick. Mr. Quick couldn't be found, but Jones did find his wife and learned that she had over $20,000 in treasury bills. Mr. Jones told her that if she didn't assign to him $7,000 of the $20,000, he would make sure her husband was imprisoned for his debts and "for other crimes" he knew about. If she did make an assignment in writing to Jones of the $7,000 but later tried to void the agreement, she would argue which of the following?

A) Duress
B) Non est factum
C) Mistake
D) Privity
E) Statutory assignment

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