· 1/15/1889
In re the application for the probate of the will of Macpherson
Citations
- 1 Connoly 223
How courts have described this case
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- “While in general it is true that a mere agreement to accept a smaller sum in discharge of a larger, is not binding for want of consideration, yet a contract made in compromise and settlement of a disputed and doubtful claim is binding.”
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