Legal Opinion
Pierson v. Herrington
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 23, 1976No. 51970PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
1. An accord and satisfaction may be made between contracting parties pro tanto. "[I]f the contract is of such a nature as to give rise to separate and distinct demands or to create a number of separate obligations and cross-obligations, and a number of distinct breaches as to these separate obligations occur, the parties may make an accord and satisfaction, or what in law amounts to an accord and satisfaction, as to one or more of these demands, without affecting the others.” National Duck Mills v. Catlin & Co., 10 Ga. App. 240 (2) (73 SE 418); Cox v. Fairbanks Co., 29…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rivers v. Cole CorporationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- National Duck Mills v. Catlin & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Scott v. Imperial Hotel CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Huger v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- MASON GIN & FERTILIZER COMPANY, INC. v. Piedmont Acid Delinting, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. FordhamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Fowler v. GorrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Smith v. HornbuckleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Wallace v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- First National Bank v. Appalachian Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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