well, let's see how this might go on the stand. The plaintiff is now questioning your witness:=letmebe;441292]Is it possible for someone to testify anonymously or must they reveal their name before taking the stand? I know many people who would surely testify to the events that occurred so long as they were sure their identity would not be revealed.
Ok, mr X, you say the OP was coerced into signing, right
(affirmative repsonse)
Ok, how do you know this?
(I was there?)
Oh, are you a member of this frat
(yes)
well, how do we know you are a member of this frat?
(dumb look)
can you give us your name?
(I was assured I wouldn't have to)
Ok, but we can see you setting there on the stand and since the plaintiffs were in the frat at the same time as the time we are speaking about, don't you think being here yet not giving your name and expecting nobody to know who you are is a bit silly? I mean, they did call you by name when they saw you.
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oh, did you expect them to wear black hoods and have their voice altered like they do on those TV shows where the reporter is interviewing a mafia guy?
For gosh sakes guy, this is $1500. Just pay the damn bill and quit living in fantasy world.
you have to present it as a defense.Also, do I wait until they bring suit or do I start the lawsuit on the basis of duress?
sorry, that is not duress. That is lying.I am claiming duress due to the fact that I legally entered a contract that required me to pay the fraternity dues although I expressly knew that there would be no way for me to pay them (I financed the entirety of my own college education).
so, what did they say when you brought this up every time they asked for the dues payment?I shared this concern with the officers of the fraternity, and they ensured me that something would be worked out.
but the fact remains you did sign it but now you just blew your duress defense. Now you say if you new you would have to pay (just like the contract says) you would not have signed the contract. That means you felt you had a choice in signing the contract. That means no duress defense.If I knew this is what they had in mind, then I would not have signed the contract.
so? are you saying they are not your bill?Also, there are about $800 worth of charges that were made PRIOR to the date that I signed the contract.
if they are your debt as well, yes.If it is decided that the contract was not signed under duress, should I be required to pay those fees?
and? any idea what that means?And the payments that I did make, totaling about $1000 are mostly credited to my account as "Reimbursement" rather than actual payments.
that is irrelevant to you owing them money.Something fishy must have been going on where they did not actually want to disclose that I was making payments (probably to dodge finance charges from Omega Financial).

