A’s son has fraudulently signed B’s name on a promissory note. Under the threat of legal action against A’s son, B obtains a bond from A for the amount stated in the forged note. If B initiates a lawsuit based on this bond, what is the likely outcome?

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The court will allow the lawsuit to proceedThe court has the authority to annul the bondBoth allowing the lawsuit and annulling the bond are possibleNone of the above outcomes applyThe case will be dismissed automatically

Explanation

Since the bond was obtained through coercion related to a forgery, the court may choose to invalidate the bond. Therefore, while the court might accept the suit, it also has the power to set aside the bond due to the fraudulent circumstances.