Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida
Can a judge ruled based on parol evidence without ruling that the contract at hand is ambiguous?
Asked on 6/09/10, 12:16 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Steven Meyer
CPLS, P.A.
Generally, contracts have language that states that the written contract is the complete agreement between the parties and it cannot be altered by any verbal agreement. This is called a merger clause. If the contract states this, then one can only introduce parol evidence if the judge determines that the contract is ambiguous as to a particular point.
Answered on 6/09/10, 3:32 pm