CHANCELLOR, INC. v. HAMILTON APPLIANCE CO.


175 N.J. Super. 345 (1980)

418 A.2d 1326

CHANCELLOR, INC., PLAINTIFF, v. HAMILTON APPLIANCE COMPANY, INC., DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, District Court Passaic County, Small Claims Division.

June 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. McAndrew, for plaintiff (Lum, Biunno & Tompkins, attorneys).

Joseph S. Trapanese, for defendant.


SAUNDERS, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

This contract action raises the novel issue whether the Uniform Commercial Code (N.J.S.A. 12A:1-207) has altered the common law principle of accord and satisfaction affecting "full payment checks". More specifically, the question is whether a disputed claim is extinguished when the debtor tenders to the creditor a check marked "paid in full" and the creditor deposits the check after endorsing it "without prejudice" and...

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