Fossier v. Knight Motors Co.

The principal issue involved here is one of fact: Was a written contract of employment subsequently modified by oral agreement of the parties?

Together with this issue of fact, we find that we are again asked to consider a well-settled question of law: May parties introduce evidence for the purpose of showing a subsequent verbal abrogation or modification of a written contract?

This latter question, we thought, had been definitely answered, and we are therefore somewhat surprised to see it again seriously submitted for determination.

So far as the question of law is concerned, we are unable to…