Legal Opinion
County Fire Door Corp. v. C. F. Wooding Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 10, 1987No. 12898PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the Uniform Commercial Code modifies the common law of accord and satisfaction so that a creditor can now effectively reserve his rights against a debtor while cashing a check that the debtor has explicitly tendered in full satisfaction of an unliquidated debt. The plaintiff, County Fire Door Corporation, brought an action in two counts against the defendant, C. F. Wooding Company, to recover moneys allegedly owed for goods sold and delivered. Before trial, the plaintiff withdrew the first count, a suit on a default judgment *279obtained in New York.…
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