Legal Opinion
Millender v. Looper
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 6, 1950No. 33178PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, C. J.
“Parol evidence is inadmissible to add to, take from, or vary a written contract. All the attendant and surrounding circumstances may be proved, and if there is an ambiguity, latent or patent, it may be explained; so if a part of a contract is reduced to writing (such as a note given in pursuance of a contract), and it is manifest that the writing was not intended to speak the whole contract, then parol evidence is admissible.” Code, § 20-704(1). “Parol contemporaneous evidence is inadmissible generally to contradict or vary the terms of a valid written instrument.” § 38-501. “If the writing…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Citizens & Southern Bank v. Union Warehouse & Compress Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Bullard v. BrewerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Dortic v. DugasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Martin v. North Georgia Lumber Co. Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Setzers Super Stores of Georgia, Inc. v. HigginsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- American Food Services, Inc. v. GoldsmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Guillebeau v. YearginSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Nalley v. WhitakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Goldman v. HartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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