Andrew Bradford West v. Oscar Leo Quintanilla

*239 The plaintiff in this case claims that after he fully satisfied his debt to the defendant, the defendant filed fraudulent liens and slandered the plaintiff's title to mineral interests that secured that debt. The defendant argues, and the court of appeals agreed, that the parol evidence rule bars evidence and enforcement of the agreement through which the plaintiff claims to have satisfied the debt. Because we disagree, we reverse the court of appeals' judgment and remand the case for that court to consider arguments it did not reach.

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Background

This case involves three agreements between…