Lamb v. Emhart Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Evidence of ... assent may be found in the circumstances surrounding the agreement.”
• “In order to prove an accord and satisfaction, the defendant must show at the time of the agreement a good faith dispute existed over the existence of a debt or over an amount owed, and that the debtor and creditor negotiated a contract of accord to settle the claim.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Painewebber Incorporated v. Michael J. Bybyk and Joyce O. Bybyk
  Second Circuit· 1996-04-19· cited 355×
• Schnabel v. Trilegiant Corp. & Affinion, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2012-09-07· cited 282×
• Alpert, Goldberg v. Quinn
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2009-11-24· cited 86×
• State ex rel. U-Haul Co. v. Zakaib
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2013-11-26· cited 34×
• Munroe v. Emhart Corp.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1997-07-29· cited 30×
• Starr Indem. & Liab. Co. v. Brightstar Corp.
  S.D. Illinois· 2019-07-12· cited 25×
• Levy v. Verizon Information Services Inc.
  E.D. New York· 2007-07-25· cited 17×
• In Re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative
  S.D. Texas· 2005-08-01· cited 17×
• Federated Mutual Insurance v. Woodstock '99, LLC
  N.D. New York· 2001-04-23· cited 8×
• Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians & Employers' Pension Fund v. Steven Scott Enterprises, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1999-03-22· cited 6×
• Orange Improvements Partnership v. Cardo, Inc.
  D. Connecticut· 1997-11-06· cited 5×
• Safeway, Inc. v. Nordic PCL Construction, Inc.
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2013-10-30· cited 5×
• Lamb v. Emhart Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1995-02-13· cited 2×
• Filho v. Safra Nat. Bank of New York
  S.D. New York· 2011-05-25· cited 2×
• Optigen, LLC v. International Genetics, Inc.
  N.D. New York· 2011-03-08· cited 2×
• Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. v. Cotrone
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2004-03-02· cited 2×
• Grandis Family Partnership, Ltd. v. Hess Corp.
  S.D. Florida· 2008-10-31
• APR Energy Ltd. v. Greenhill & Co.
  S.D. New York· 2016-12-08
• Quinn v. Sherwin-Williams Co.
  W.D. New York· 1997-11-05
• GI DI Rushmore Parent, LP v. Donald E Stoops, Jr.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2026-06-10

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City
  Supreme Court· 1985-03-19· cited 11,658×
• Sturman v. Socha
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1983-08-09· cited 231×
• Batter Building Materials Co. v. Kirschner
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1954-12-21· cited 101×
• Thermoglaze, Inc. v. Morningside Gardens Co.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1991-01-15· cited 86×
• Randolph Construction Co. v. Kings East Corporation
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1973-07-11· cited 58×
• Gillis v. Gillis
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1990-05-22· cited 58×
• County Fire Door Corp. v. C. F. Wooding Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-02-10· cited 56×
• Burns v. Gould
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1977-01-11· cited 52×
• Ellis v. Emhart Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1963-05-09· cited 23×
• Peerless Hosiery Co. v. Northern Ins. Co.
  D. Connecticut· 1952-05-09· cited 6×