· 10/2/1963
Baucum v. Great American Insurance Co. of New York
Citations
- 370 S.W.2d 863
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- holding that a tender, to be effective, must be legally valid and unconditional
- stating that a valid and legal tender requires the tenderer to relinquish possession
- stating that, in order to complain about the medium of tender, that objection must be made initially, but also emphasizing that silence does not constitute a waiver of the elements of a valid tender
- noting appellant complained that district clerk was acting as appellee = s agent at a different city from either appellant = s residence or his attorneys = offices
- “A valid tender of money consists of the actual production of the funds and offer to pay the debt involved.”
- \A tender is an unconditional offer by a debtor or obligor to pay another . . . a sum not less in amount than that due on a specific debt or obligation.\
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Judges: Culver
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