A Written, Integrated Contract Contains a Provision That States It

question 32

Multiple Choice

A written, integrated contract contains a provision that states it will be effective for a "year." The plaintiff in a lawsuit claims that a "year" is obviously 12 months.The defendant claims that the contract meant a 10-month school year.Parol evidence:

• A)cannot be used to explain the term, because the plain meaning of a "year" is 12 months.
• B)cannot be used to explain the term, because the contract is an integrated document.
• C)can be used by the parties to clarify their intent because the term "year" in the contract is ambiguous.
• D)cannot be used, because the contract contains an express term that could have been changed by the parties prior to the contract's execution.

Analyze the role of disconfirming evidence in strengthening generalizations.

Understand how the method of concomitant variations contributes to identifying causal relations.

Apply the method of residues to infer additional causal factors in complex scenarios.

Recognize the limitations of causal reasoning methods in establishing causality.

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