R.J. Betterton Management Services, Inc. v. Whittemore

How courts have described this case

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• “When a debtor clearly indicates that a check is offered upon a condition of satisfaction of a debt, the creditor’s endorsement and collection on the check generally operate as an accord and satisfaction.”
• “Mr. Betterton endorsed the check with the words „accepted as partial payment.‟ Hence, he clearly did not intend his cashing of the check to be in satisfaction of the debt. The limiting language…is…evidence of no meeting of the minds….”
• “Mr. Betterton endorsed the check with the words ‘accepted as partial payment.’ Hence, he clearly did not intend his cashing of the check to be in satisfaction of the debt. The limiting language…is…evidence of no meeting of the minds….”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).