State ex rel. Shady Acres Nursing Home, Inc. v. Rhodes

Essentially, this case presents this court with two issues: whether there was a full accord and satisfaction, thus disposing of the four issues supposedly resolved by the June 5, 1980 agreement; and whether the use of laws and regulations passed in 1977 to set reimbursement rates for 1978 was an unconstitutional retroactive application of law. This court concludes that there was a full accord and satisfaction and that there was no retroactive application of the law.

The question of accord and satisfaction is dealt with first because it eliminates the necessity of dealing individually with four…