· 7/1/1850
Vose v. Holcomb
Citations
- 31 Me. 407
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- noting that acceleration can be abandoned and has the effect of restoring the contract to its original condition, including restoring the note’s original maturity date
- addressing whether the note holder had abandoned its prior acceleration—which had been accomplished through an acceleration letter—by continuing to accept payments on the note at a later date
- addressing whether the note holder had abandoned its prior acceleration — which had been accomplished through an acceleration letter — by continuing to accept payments on the note at a later date
- finding abandonment “has the effect of restoring” the note’s original maturity date
- “The public policy concerning judicial admissions is that it would be unjust to permit a party to recover after he has sworn himself out of court by a clear, unequivocal statement.”
- debtor and Bank of Texas entered into an agreed order that the bank would not proceed with foreclosure provided that the debtor made monthly payments on the debt
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Judges: Shepley
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