1726 Cherry Street Partnership v. Bell Atlantic Properties, Inc.

BECK, Judge.

In this contract case we revisit the issue of whether the parol evidence rule precludes admission of evidence of allegedly fraudulent misrepresentations made during negotiations leading to written agreements, where the alleged misrepresentations concern a subject specifically dealt with in the agreements. We conclude that the bar of the parol evidence rule applies and, therefore, affirm.

The genesis of this case was a commercial transaction in which two parcels of Center City Philadelphia real estate were sold and conveyed by plaintiffs — appellants, Barton J. Winokur, Sonia…