Vance v. Hammer’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 18 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Accord and satisfaction has previously been defined by this Court as: ‘a method of discharging a contract or cause of action, whereby the parties agree to give and accept something in settlement of the claim or demand of the one against the other, and perform such agreement, the “accord” being the agreement, and the ‘satisfaction’ its execution or performance.’ Green v. Huber, 66 Ariz. 116, 119 , 184 P.2d 662, 664 (1947). Generally, the elements essential for valid contracts must be present in a contract of accord and satisfaction. Tucson Utility Supplies, Inc. v. Fred J. Gallagher Const. Co., 102 Ariz. 499 , 433 P.2d 629 (1967). Those elements are as follows: (1) A proper subject matter, (2) competent parties, (3) an assent or meeting of the minds of the parties, and (4) a consideration. Green v. Huber, supra, 66 Ariz. at 119 , 184 P.2d 662 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Frank Culver Electric, Inc. v. Jorgenson