The Parol Evidence Rule Would Prevent a Court from Hearing

question 57

Multiple Choice

The parol evidence rule would prevent a court from hearing oral evidence about a matter that took place prior to the signing of a written contract if that evidence:

• A) showed that the contract was entered into under duress.
• B) helped to explain ambiguous language in the contract.
• C) filled in a gap in the written language of the contract.
• D) helped to correct an obvious typographical error in the contract.
• E) showed that the parties actually intended something different from the written language of the contract.

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