Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Parol Evidence Rule — Documents Incorporated into Written Agreement — Effect

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The parol evidence rule prohibits extrinsic evidence to vary or contradict a written agreement. However, when other documents are incorporated by reference into the main contract, they become part of it. They are no longer extrinsic. The court must construe them together with the main…

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