Poelker v. Jamison

Christopher Jamison (“buyer”) appeals from the judgment entered by the trial court in favor of Joseph and Mabel Poelker (“sellers”). Sellers claimed buyer owed them additional money from the sale of their home pursuant to an alleged oral agreement entered into before signing the sale contract. We reverse in that the admission of such an alleged oral agreement violates the parol evidence rule.

Buyer and sellers executed a “Sale Contract” for the sale of sellers’ house in Overland. The document consisted of a two-sided form contract with spaces to insert the pertinent information. The front side…