Fort Smith Service Finance Corp. v. Parrish

Dale Price, Justice.

The question in this case is whether the appellant’s acceptance of money, obtained as a result of a lien filed in a personal injury case, operated as an accord and satisfaction of a judgment in a different case. We hold it did not and reverse and remand.

The facts are that Claude Parrish’s daughter, Melinda, was injured in a car accident in 1985. She was treated at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, and incurred over $16,000 in medical expenses. Sparks assigned the account to the appellant, Fort Smith Service Finance Corporation (FSSFC).

To collect on the account,…