Lawes Coal Co. v. Englander
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
1Per curiam
Defendants’ parol evidence of delivery of the written agreement in escrow upon an unperformed condition, admitted over plaintiff’s objection, tended to vary the clear, concise, unambiguous, written' agreement in which defendants *957“ hereby unconditionally agree to pay the obligation ” et cetera. Such parol evidence was inadmissible. (Camp v. Horn, 208 App. Div. 122; Thomas v. Scutt, 127 N. Y. 133.) In addition, the alleged oral escrow agreement testified to by defendant Eng-lander was unsupported by any other evidence. It was denied by every other person who was present at the creditors’…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thomas v. . ScuttNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Camp v. HornAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
3Cited by1 opinion
- Fadex Foreign Trading Corp. v. Crown Steel Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947