NOUN
- a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract
How To Use parol evidence rule In A Sentence
- The parol evidence rule precludes extrinsic evidence when the document is clear and unambiguous on its face.
- Counsel for CPC objected that these notes offend the parol evidence rule and, thus, are inadmissible.
- Alternatively, the court might construe the statements regarding the aeroplane's history as a collateral contract, thereby avoiding the parol evidence rule.
- One argument is that the parties intend to reduce their oral contract to written form, and that consequently the parol evidence rule excludes evidence to show the inconsistency.
- I do not see how the parol evidence rule can exclude prior contracts, as distinct from mere negotiations.
