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ACCORD, in contracts. A satisfaction agreed upon between the party injuring and the party injured, which when performed is a bar to all actions uponthis account. 3 Bl. Com. 15; Bac. Abr, Accord. 2. In order to make a good accord it is essential: 1. That the accord be legal. An agreement to drop a criminalprosecution as a satisfaction for an assault and imprisonment, is void. 5East, 294. See 2 Wils. 341 Cro. Eliz. 541. 3.-2. It must be advantageous to the contracting party; hencerestoring to the plaintiff his chattels, or his land, of which the defendanthas wrongfully dispossessed him, will not be any consideration to support apromise by the plaintiff not to sue him for those injuries. Bac. Abr.Accord, &c. A; Perk. s. 749; Dyer, 75; 5 East, R. 230; 1 Str. R. 426; 2 T.R. 24; 11 East, R. 390; 3 Hawks, R. 580; 2 Litt. R. 49; 1 Stew. R. 476; 5Day, R. 360; 1 Root, R. 426; 3 Wend. R. 66; 1 Wend, R. 164; 14 Wend. R. 116;3 J. J. Marsh. R. 497. 4.-3. It must be certain; hence an agreement that the defendant shallrelinquish the possession of a house in satisfaction, &c., is not valid,unless it is also agreed at what time it shall be relinquished. Yelv. 125.See 4 Mod. 88; 2 Johns. 342; 3 Lev. 189. 5.-4. The defendant must be privy to the contract. If therefore theconsideration for the promise not to sue proceeds from another, thedefendant is a stranger to the agreement, and the circumstance that thepromise has been made to him will be of no avail. Str. 592; 6, John. R. 37;3 Monr. R. 302 but in such case equity will grant relief by injunction. 3Monr. R. 302; 5 East, R. 294; 1 Smith's R. 615; Cro. Eliz. 641; 9 Co. 79, b;3 Taunt. R. 117; 5 Co. 117, b. 6.-5. The accord must be executed. 5 Johns. R. 386; 3 Johns. Cas.243; 16 Johns. R. 86; 2 Wash. C. C. R. 180; 6 Wend. R. 390; 5 N. H. Rep.136; Com. Dig. Accord, B 4. 7. Accord with satisfaction when completed has two effects; it is apayment of the debt; and it is a species of sale of the thing given by thedebtor to the creditor, in satisfaction; but it differs from it in this,that it is not valid until the delivery of the article, and there is nowarranty of the thing thus sold, except perhaps the title; for in regard tothis, it cannot be doubted, that if the debtor gave on an accord andsatisfaction the goods of another, there would be no satisfaction. SeeDation, en paiement. See in general Com. Dig. h.t.; Bac. Ab. h.t.; Com.Dig. Pleader, 2 V 8; 5 East, R. 230; 4 Mod. 88 ; 1 Taunt. R. 428; 7 East, R.150; 1 J. B. Moore, 358, 460; 2 Wils. R. 86; 6 Co. 43, b; 3 Chit. Com. Law,687 to 698; Harr. Dig. h.t.; 1 W. Bl. 388; 2 T. R. 24; 2 Taunt. 141; 3Taunt. 117; 5 B.& A. 886; 2 Chit. R. 303 324; 11 East, 890; 7 Price, 604; 2Greenl. Ev. Sec. 28; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 805; 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 24 78-79-80-81.Vide Discharge of Obligations.

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