Clark v. Crossroads Center (Rochester), Inc.

Rogosheske, Justice.

The determinative issue raised on this appeal in plaintiffs’ action for declaratory relief is whether parol evidence was properly admitted to contradict and explain the written record of the proceedings of the Board of Equalization of the city of Rochester establishing for tax purposes the 1963 valuation of buildings comprising a shopping center owned by defendant.

Defendant, as the owner of the land and buildings subject to real property taxes, developed the Crossroads Shopping Center in Rochester. Plaintiffs and others leased the premises under written leases. The terms…