Auto Glass Express, Inc. v. Hanover Insurance

Opinion

GRUENDEL, J.

This consolidated appeal involves the doctrine of accord and satisfaction 1 of a negotiated instrument, as codified in article three of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and adopted by Connecticut in General Statutes § 42a-3-311. 2 The plaintiffs, Auto Glass Express, Inc. (Auto Glass), and Ed Steben Glass Company, Inc. (Ed Steben), appeal from the judgments of the trial court, rendered in favor of the defendant, the Hanover Insurance Company, on its special defense of accord and satisfaction. On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the court improperly applied the doctrine of…