Page 24 Flashcards

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What essay questions should you ask when you hit a parol evidence question?

A
  • is there a writing?
  • is the contract integrated?
  • is the integration total or partial?
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What is the other name for the Williston rule?

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Formal intent test/traditional view

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What is the other name for the Corbin rule?

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Actual intent test/modern majority view

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What is a partial integration?

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The final writing that doesn’t completely express the parties’ contract

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Can parol evidence be admitted for a partial integration?

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Yes, but only to supplement, not to contradict

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Is Parol evidence admissible to show lack of consideration?

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Yes, always

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If you make a written agreement with someone that stipulates the price that has already been paid, but in truth no consideration was paid, it was just an attempt at a binding donative promise, can you use parole evidence to show that?

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Yes

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If a writing is not an integration, what test should it follow to determine its intent?

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Tentative working test/standard of reasonable expectation

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What is the tentative working test/standard of reasonable expectation?

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A non-integration is given the meaning the party making it would have reasonably expected the other party to give it

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What kind of extrinsic evidence is admissible on a non integration?

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All extrinsic evidence except subjective intent

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What is the triad?

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  • course of performance
  • course of dealing
  • usage of trade
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Is the triad admissible as extrinsic evidence?

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Yes

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Why is anything from the triad not considered parol evidence?

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Because this doesn’t concern agreement between the parties, so they are admissible even if they contradict the writing

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When is subjective intent allowed under the parole evidence rule?

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If the non-integration is ambiguous or parties have different understandings about the meaning of a word

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If parties have different understandings about the meaning of a word, how is the contract enforced?

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According to the understanding of the party that was unaware of the ambiguity

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If there is a conflict about a material term and both parties are either guilty or blameless, what is the result?

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No contract

17
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If a writing is not a final embodiment, does the parol evidence rule apply?

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No

18
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If a document is prepared by one party, sent to another party, and the other party doesn’t respond before performance, is that an integration?

A

Yes

19
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If one of the parties or a third-party makes a mistake when writing down the agreement, is parol evidence allowed to reform the writing?

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Yes