This appeal concerns the right of a defendant in a personal injury action to enforce a settlement agreement which the plaintiff repudiated after delivering a general release and stipulations of discontinuance but before receiving any money. The case turns upon the statutory rule that an agreement to accept a future performance to discharge a present cause of action is an executory accord and, if supported by a sufficient memorandum, it is enforceable...
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