Dunrae Manufacturing Ltd v CL North & Co Ltd - [1988] 2 NZLR 602

Contract — Defences — Accord and satisfaction — Dispute arose over charges for electrical work done by contractor — Employer tendered cheque, for an amount which was less than that claimed by contractor, "in full and final payment" of account — Employee of contractor, unbeknown to contractor, banked cheque — Whether the defence of accord and satisfaction applied.