Implied Contract Term and Parol Evidence Rule in Service Agreement Dispute
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe case concerns a dispute over whether a contract implicitly contained a specific term regarding the duration of a service. The lower court found that the parties' course of dealing and industry custom supported the inclusion of a minimum one-year term, despite its absence in the written agreement, leading to a judgment for damages based on breach of that implied term. The reviewing court upheld the lower court's decision, reasoning that the factual findings regarding the parties' prior course of performance and the applicable industry standards provided a sufficient evidentiary basis to support the inference that the parties mutually intended to incorporate the one-year term, thus rejecting the argument that the parol evidence rule barred the consideration of extrinsic evidence to establish the term.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAArt. 66 al. 1 LTF; Implied Contract Term and Parol Evidence Rule in Service Agreement Dispute: The lower court found that the parties' course of dealing and industry custom supported the inclusion of a minimum one-year term, despite its absence in the written agreement, leading to a judgment for damages based on breach of that implied term. The reviewing court upheld the lower court's decision, reasoning that the factual findings regarding the parties' prior course of performance and the applicable industry standards provided a sufficient evidentiary basis to support the inference that the parties mutually intended to incorporate the one-year term, thus rejecting the argument that the parol evidence rule barred the consideration of extrinsic evidence to establish the term.
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