North Georgia Lumber Co. v. Lawson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. “The general rule is that parol evidence is not admissible to add to, take from, or vary a written contract.' . . Where the writing does not purport to contain all the stipulations of a contract, parol • evidence is admissible to prove portions thereof not inconsistent with the writing. The rule which permits parol proof in cases of apparent incompleteness in written statements of the obligations of the parties, denies parol proof, variant from the written terms, which imposes additional and other terms dependent upon a prior or contemporaneous *681parol agreement. All previous negotiations…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pryor v. Ludden & Bates Southern Music HouseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Prior v. Hilton & Dodge Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Bond & Maxwell v. PerrinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Roberts v. Investors Savings Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Carr v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Stonecypher v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
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- Reynolds v. LongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Gray v. AikenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949