Principle

CONTRACT LAW — Contract Terms — Binding Effect of Written Contract — Parties and Court Bound by Agreed Terms

Area of law
CONTRACT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that parties and the court are bound by the terms of a written contract, and extraneous terms cannot be read into it. The court must interpret and enforce the terms as agreed. The principle applies where the contract is in writing. It…

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