Dix v. Trigger Contractors, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
May 2017
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on May Bros. v. Doggett · A. Greener & Sons v. P. W. Cain & Sons · Clayton v. Clark · Cooper v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad · Darrill v. Dodds
Most-quoted passages
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“A owes B a debt which is unliquidated, or of which either the existence or amount is honestly and reasonably disputed, a payment of any amount by A is sufficient consideration for B's agreement to accept it in full satisfaction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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