Contract Annulment Denial Based on Parol Evidence Rule
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA party sought annulment of a contract for the sale of land, alleging a prior verbal agreement stipulated a condition precedent concerning the transfer of an easement, which was omitted from the final written deed; the court rejected the appeal, reasoning that the written contract, being a solemn act, fully expressed the parties' common intent, and evidence of prior or contemporaneous oral agreements contrary to or modifying the clear terms of the definitive written instrument is inadmissible under the principle preventing deviation from the written record.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAContract Annulment Denial Based on Parol Evidence Rule: A party sought annulment of a contract for the sale of land, alleging a prior verbal agreement stipulated a condition precedent concerning the transfer of an easement, which was omitted from the final written deed; the court rejected the appeal, reasoning that the written contract, being a solemn act, fully expressed the parties' common intent, and evidence of prior or contemporaneous oral agreements contrary to or modifying the clear terms of the definitive written instrument is inadmissible under the principle preventing deviation from the written record.