Contract Clause Precluded Reliance on Oral Evidence which Contradicted the Written Contract Language
Ron Stormoen
Duncan v. McCaffrey Group, Inc. (Cal.App. 5 Dist., 2011) 2011 WL 5110475, 7
What happens when you sign a contract and then, in a dispute over the contract language, the other side tries to introduce oral evidence that contradicts the written word? In Duncan, the court of appeal did not allow the introduction of such evidence because of the inclusion of a “merger” or “entire agreement” clause.