Nash v. Stevens

I respectfully dissent because I conclude that the trial court incorrectly interpreted both General Statutes § 47-33a and the law of contracts to bar admission of evidence outside of the recorded deed for the purpose of determining whether the deed constituted the complete and exclusive agreement of the parties. As a result, the trial court refused to consider evidence that the complete agreement contained a date for exercising the option referred to in the deed. Because neither § 47-33a nor contract law bars introduction of parol evidence to show a consistent additional term in an agreement…