oAtlas, a road carrier entered into a contract with Kafco, a small company importing and distributing basket ware, to deliver cartons of basket ware, which Kafco had sold to Woolworths
oAtlas quoted a price of £1.10 per carton based on an assumption that each load would contain between 400 and 600 cartons. However, the first load contained only 200 cartons
oAtlas refused to carry anymore cartons unless Kafco agreed to pay a minimum of £440 per load. Kafco was anxious about maintaining good relations with Woolworths, but was unable to easily find another carrier
oHeld- the circumstances amounted toeconomic duress, and any apparent consent was vitiated. - they took steps to avoid by looking for antoher coureir but couldnt find