North Carolina Agreement for Accord and Satisfaction with Amount of Claim Undetermined

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The parties may agree to a different performance. This is called an accord. When the accord is performed, this is called an accord and satisfaction. The original obligation is discharged (deemed satisfied). An example would be settlement of a lawsuit for breach of contract. The parties might settle for less than the amount called for under the contract. This agreement shows a situation where the total amount of the claim cannot be determined because of the insufficiency or inadequacy of the records of both parties.

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Under most state law, a valid accord and satisfaction requires four elements as a minimum, usually, (1) proper subject matter, (2) competent parties, (3) meeting of the minds of the parties and (4) adequate consideration.

The satisfaction is the execution or acceptance of this agreement, and once satisfaction occurs, the previous contract is extinguished. Accord and satisfaction is an affirmative defense to a breach of contract claim, requiring the asserting party to plead and prove the defense.

554, 561 (2001), for the rule that three elements must exist for there to be an accord and satisfaction: (a) there must be a (good faith) dispute about the existence or extent of liability, (b) after the dispute arises, the parties must enter into an agreement in which one party must agree to pay more than that party

The release is completed by the transfer of valuable consideration that must not be the actual performance of the obligation itself. The accord is the agreement to discharge the obligation and the satisfaction is the legal "consideration" which binds the parties to the agreement.

An accord and satisfaction is a legal contract whereby two parties agree to discharge a tort claim, contract, or other liability for an amount based on terms that differ from the original amount of the contract or claim. Accord and satisfaction is also used to settle legal claims prior to bringing them to court.

Definition. An agreement (accord) between two contracting parties to accept alternate performance to discharge a preexisting duty between them and the subsequent performance (satisfaction) of that agreement.

Accord and satisfaction is a settlement of an unliquidated debt. For example, a builder is contracted to build a homeowner a garage for $35,000. The contract called for $17,500 prior to starting construction, to disburse $10,000 during various stages of construction, and to make a final payment of $7,500 at completion.

Which of the following is true regarding an accord and satisfaction? When amounts agreed upon are paid, the debt is fully discharged. Which of the following is true under the UCC regarding checks marked "paid-in-full"?

The accord is the agreement to discharge the obligation and the satisfaction is the legal "consideration" which binds the parties to the agreement.

Under most state law, a valid accord and satisfaction requires four elements as a minimum, usually, (1) proper subject matter, (2) competent parties, (3) meeting of the minds of the parties and (4) adequate consideration.

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North Carolina Agreement for Accord and Satisfaction with Amount of Claim Undetermined