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Landers v. State of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 15, 1977
43 N.Y.2d 784 (N.Y. 1977)

Opinion

Argued November 17, 1977

Decided December 15, 1977

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, ALBERT A. BLINDER, J.

Peter N. Wells for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (George M. Thorpe and Ruth Kessler Toch of counsel), for respondent.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

While claimant has submitted evidentiary proof in opposition to the State's motion for summary judgment showing facts sufficient to require a trial as to his legal capacity to enter into the memoranda of agreement dated May 22, 1973 and June 12, 1973, it is not disputed on the record that he thereafter was paid a total of $84,330 in full satisfaction of the terms of the later memorandum. We agree with the Appellate Division that proof of acceptance of such payments, together with other undisputed evidence of claimant's co-operation with the Department of Law, sustains the State's defense of accord and satisfaction.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in memorandum.

Order affirmed.


Summaries of

Landers v. State of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 15, 1977
43 N.Y.2d 784 (N.Y. 1977)
Case details for

Landers v. State of New York

Case Details

Full title:BERNARD B. LANDERS, Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent. (Claim…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 15, 1977

Citations

43 N.Y.2d 784 (N.Y. 1977)
402 N.Y.S.2d 386
373 N.E.2d 281

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