Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 181: Listen and Learn -- Parol Evidence (Contracts)
In a case involving a fact pattern that could be on a law school exam, EDVA Judge Mark Davis provides a detailed analysis of a series of issues in a complex dispute between a yacht owner and a marine engine manufacturer. What...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about the parol evidence rule, which governs evidence that parties to a contract dispute can introduce when determining the specific terms of the contract. In...more
When two parties enter into a contract, they often heavily negotiate the terms. In some circumstances, the parties may take weeks or months to carefully craft the wording of their contracts. In other circumstances, language...more
Today, I am picking up on my discussion of Kanno v. Marwit Capital, No. G052348, 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 1150 (Ct. App. Dec. 22, 2017) in this post from last week and last year. Kanno involved the application of the parol...more
As generally understood, the parol evidence rule prohibits the introduction of extrinsic evidence to alter, vary or add to the terms of an integrated agreement. “Parol” is derived from the French word, “parole” meaning...more