Title: Mobil Oil Corp. v. Prive
Citation: 406 A.2d 400
Docket Number: 297-78
State: Vermont
Issuer: Vermont Supreme Court
Date: September 10, 1979

406 A.2d 400 (1979) MOBIL OIL CORPORATION v. Norman W. PRIVE. No. 297-78. Supreme Court of Vermont. September 10, 1979. Monte &amp; Monte, Barre, for plaintiff. Norman W. Prive, pro se. Before BARNEY, C. J., and DALEY, LARROW and HILL, JJ., and SMITH, J. (Retired), Specially Assigned. PER CURIAM. In a collection action, the trial court rendered judgment for the defendant with respect to an indebtedness, undisputed as to liability or amount. He had sent, and plaintiff had cashed, a check for a lesser amount with a notation of payment of account in full. Curran v. Bray Wood Heel Co., 116 Vt. 21, 68 A.2d 712 (1949), was relied upon as supporting this result. Curran deals with an obligation disputed as to amount. Id. at 25, 68 A.2d at 715. The rule applicable to the facts found is stated in Crosby's Admrs. v. Naatz, 98 Vt. 226, 228-29, 126 A. 547, 548 (1924): Accord, In re Estate of Boynton, 121 Vt. 98, 109, 148 A.2d 115, 122 (1959). Judgment reversed, and cause remanded for entry of judgment for plaintiff for $1,100.58 with interest and costs in each court.