An accord may not amount to an extinguishment of the original debt but may extend only to suspend the execution or collection thereof for a limited time; in the meantime, an action on the original debt cannot be sustained.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2820; Code 1868, § 2828; Code 1873, § 2879; Code 1882, § 2879; Civil Code 1895, § 3733; Civil Code 1910, § 4327; Code 1933, § 20-1202.