Piedmont Bank and Trust Co. v. Stevenson

PARKER, Judge.

Plaintiff has brought forward three assignments of error, namely, the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment; the trial court’s admission of parol evidence which contradicted the terms of the guaranty; and the trial court’s granting of Mrs. Stevenson’s motion for directed verdict and denial of plaintiffs motion at the close of plaintiffs evidence. We consider the issue raised by the third assignment of error first.

In an action on a contract, the intention of the parties to the contract must be determined from the language of the contract, the purpose and subject…