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What is the purpose of the parol evidence rule? Would it be better to simply allow all parol evidence in as evidence and leave it up to the jury how much weight to give to the evidence? Would this be better than not allowing the jury to see the evidence at all? What advantages and disadvantages would there be to eliminating the parol evidence rule?


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